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Ok im making tamales for the first time ever..Yes im mexican and my
family are the ones that always did the cooking and today i want to make them or at least try. Well my question is ? What can i use to steam the tamales in to cook them..I dont havve a double broiler so i wanted to see if anyone knows of a easy way to steam these tamales to cook them? I hope many of you will share with me how to steam them so i can enjoy eating them..LOL All help is appreciated.. I am using the ready made Masa and i already cooked my meat and seasoning in the crock pot. Hey thats an idea can i steam them in the crock Pot??? Please help me if you can...thank you! |
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![]() "Just Me" > wrote in message ... > Ok im making tamales for the first time ever..Yes im mexican and my > family are the ones that always did the cooking and today i want to make > them or at least try. Well my question is ? > What can i use to steam the tamales in to cook them..I dont havve > a double broiler so i wanted to see if anyone knows of a easy way to > steam these tamales to cook them? > I hope many of you will share with me how to steam them so i can > enjoy eating them..LOL > All help is appreciated.. I am using the ready made Masa and i > already cooked my meat and seasoning in the crock pot. > Hey thats an idea can i steam them in the crock Pot??? > Please help me if you can...thank you! Go to this great site. They have steaming buckets, recipes and ingredients. http://www.mexgrocer.com/mexican-recipes.html I am going to send you an e-mail of some of the information I got from the internet. Ernie |
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![]() "Just Me" > wrote in message ... > Ok im making tamales for the first time ever..Yes im mexican and my > family are the ones that always did the cooking and today i want to make > them or at least try. Well my question is ? > What can i use to steam the tamales in to cook them..I dont havve > a double broiler so i wanted to see if anyone knows of a easy way to > steam these tamales to cook them? > I hope many of you will share with me how to steam them so i can > enjoy eating them..LOL > All help is appreciated.. I am using the ready made Masa and i > already cooked my meat and seasoning in the crock pot. > Hey thats an idea can i steam them in the crock Pot??? > Please help me if you can...thank you! There are several options; Use a Spaghetti strainer propped up on a small bowl. Use a colander sitting inside a pot with the lid on the top or foil on top. Put a few small coins in the pot (dimes) if they are clinking there is water in the pot. Dimitri |
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Dimitri wrote:
> "Just Me" > wrote in message > ... > >>Ok im making tamales for the first time ever..Yes im mexican and my >>family are the ones that always did the cooking and today i want to make >>them or at least try. Well my question is ? >> What can i use to steam the tamales in to cook them..I dont havve >>a double broiler so i wanted to see if anyone knows of a easy way to >>steam these tamales to cook them? >> I hope many of you will share with me how to steam them so i can >>enjoy eating them..LOL >> All help is appreciated.. I am using the ready made Masa and i >>already cooked my meat and seasoning in the crock pot. >> Hey thats an idea can i steam them in the crock Pot??? >> Please help me if you can...thank you! > > > There are several options; > > Use a Spaghetti strainer propped up on a small bowl. > Use a colander sitting inside a pot with the lid on the top or foil on top. > > Put a few small coins in the pot (dimes) if they are clinking there is water > in the pot. > > > Dimitri > > Or a strainer as with the colandar. jim |
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On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 22:46:05 GMT, David Wright
> wrote: >BTW, there is a play called LAS NUEVAS TAMALERAS being produced in San >Antonio again this Christmas season, I think for at least the third or >fourth time. > It's older than I thought ... http://www.tamaleras-sa.com/about.asp David |
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![]() "David Wright" > wrote > >BTW, there is a play called LAS NUEVAS TAMALERAS being produced in San > >Antonio again this Christmas season, I think for at least the third or > >fourth time. > > > It's older than I thought ... > > http://www.tamaleras-sa.com/about.asp > > David Well it seems popular but I don't think I will go to San Antonio to see it. Ernie |
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I do it in an oster steamer that I bought , it works great , and a very good
investment to have in the kitchen , and also are relitivly inexpensive as well ... Good luck ! Todd "Just Me" > wrote in message ... > Ok im making tamales for the first time ever..Yes im mexican and my > family are the ones that always did the cooking and today i want to make > them or at least try. Well my question is ? > What can i use to steam the tamales in to cook them..I dont havve > a double broiler so i wanted to see if anyone knows of a easy way to > steam these tamales to cook them? > I hope many of you will share with me how to steam them so i can > enjoy eating them..LOL > All help is appreciated.. I am using the ready made Masa and i > already cooked my meat and seasoning in the crock pot. > Hey thats an idea can i steam them in the crock Pot??? > Please help me if you can...thank you! > |
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Well, with Karaoke machines so freely available, we might as well do away
with live bands too - obselete! And you know, they can make diamonds real cheap in a laborotory now, so I guess all those dug up rocks should be scrapped as well! Seriously though, whatever the original reason for the husk, it is an intrinsic part of the dish, and adds quite a flavor. I have tried making tamales wrapped in grease proof paper when I couln't get hold of any hojas, but the masa lacked a whole layer of corn flavor imparted by the husk. Yes tamales are labor intensive, but they are so much worth the effort, especially if you can make them together with friends and family...a true feast from assembly to consumption!!! Tamale Pie is in itself a fabulous dish, and makes tasty supper without too much fuss and bother, but Tamales it sure ain't! Vivan las Hojas!!!!!!! Gareth Rowan www.toocountry.co.uk { o}===:::/TOO COUNTRY\:::==={o } > I contend that corn husks are obsolete, and superfluous, > that they are mainly used so the tamales can be steamed in the traditional > manner, and wrapping tamale ingredients in corn husks is what makes home made > tamales a labor-intensive proposition... > > So, I say, eliminate the corn husk! > > Many years ago, my Mom (who was German/Danish) loved Mexican food and couldn't > find any tamales where we lived used to make what was called a "tamale pie"... > > Authentic Mexican ingredients like masa weren't available from supermarkets > like today, Mom used what she could find... > > Moist cooked corn meal mush was poured into an oven proof glass casserole dish, > the chile sauce and whatever pre-cooked meat was to be used was poured in > there, some hominy or cooked corn was added, and a top layer of moist corn meal > mush was poured on top... > > The dish was *baked* in the oven for about an hour, the tamale pie was cut and > served like---pie... > > I think I might make a quick tamale pie using instant masa, red chile sauce and > pork around Christmas time, but I won't need any corn husks at all, they are > superfluous... > > > > > > > # * 0 * # > ^ > > > |
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![]() "krusty kritter" <snip> > So, I say, eliminate the corn husk! <snip> > I think I might make a quick tamale pie using instant masa, red chile sauce and > pork around Christmas time, but I won't need any corn husks at all, they are > superfluous... > # * 0 * # > ^ My cousin used to make tomale pie and it was quite good, but the corn husk adds flavor during steaming. I have eaten tamales made in paper wrasppers and they don't taste near as good. Ernie |
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![]() "krusty kritter" <snip> > So, I say, eliminate the corn husk! <snip> > I think I might make a quick tamale pie using instant masa, red chile sauce and > pork around Christmas time, but I won't need any corn husks at all, they are > superfluous... > # * 0 * # > ^ My cousin used to make tomale pie and it was quite good, but the corn husk adds flavor during steaming. I have eaten tamales made in paper wrasppers and they don't taste near as good. Ernie |
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My favorite tamale wrappings are fresh banana leaves. It imparts a unique
flavor. I was the only one, for quite a while, in our neighborhood with banana trees and my friends from Hondorus had permission to raid them at will. Of course, I love fresh banana blossoms, too. Henrietta |
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![]() snip > >Back in the late 1940's or early 1950's when Mom was making tamale pie without >corn husks, we grew our own corn and I suppose that maybe Mom and Dad might >have occasionally used the dried corn husks for something else when they were >kids in the Midwest---when they ran out of pages in the Sears catalog... > >My Dad told me that he used to smoke the corn silks, out behind the barn, so I >tried that and couldn't light them. He told me that they had to be *dry*. Oh, >well... > > Oh! All of that brought back a lot of memories! Still remember those women's underwear sections of Sears as well as trying to smoke grapevine. :-) What do kids since have for memories? Think it would be hard to beat those of our generation. >snip >I wonder if anybody has ever used corn pollen or corn tassels in their tamale >recipes? > >The corn tassel might be like the parsley that the fry cook puts on my plate at >Denny's restaurants when I order the $2.99 bacon and eggs and pancake special >for breakfast... > >I once asked the waitress what the parsley was for, and she said that some >people would get angry if the parsley was left off their plate... > >Same thing with tamales. If I should ever find a piece of corn tassel in one of >my tamales, I'll know it's there for "spiritual reasons".... > >But I won't eat it... > > > My big brother had the nickname "Johnny Corn-tassle" because he used to ride his horse through the cornfields and all you could see in the distance was his hair flying among the corntassels. Gotta stop. Getting misty-eyed. :-) |
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![]() "Jim Davis" > wrote in message > >Back in the late 1940's or early 1950's when Mom was making tamale pie without > >corn husks, we grew our own corn and I suppose that maybe Mom and Dad might > >have occasionally used the dried corn husks for something else when they were > >kids in the Midwest---when they ran out of pages in the Sears catalog... I have tried corn cobs, they may be a grade better than the slick pages of the Sears catalogue. You should soften them up by rubbing them before you use them. ![]() Ernie |
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On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 02:25:54 GMT, "Ernie"
> wrote: > >"David Wright" > wrote > >BTW, there is >a play called LAS NUEVAS TAMALERAS being produced in San >> >Antonio again this Christmas season, I think for at least the third or >> >fourth time. >> > >> It's older than I thought ... >> >> http://www.tamaleras-sa.com/about.asp >> >> David > >Well it seems popular but I don't think I will go to San Antonio to see it. >Ernie > I have nothing to do with the play, so I wasn't trying to promote it. But, if you had happened to have planned a trip here during that time, I would have been happy to have met you for a tamale dinner, anywhere in town. ;-) David, who loves making a few dozen tamales about now |
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On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 02:25:54 GMT, "Ernie"
> wrote: > >"David Wright" > wrote > >BTW, there is >a play called LAS NUEVAS TAMALERAS being produced in San >> >Antonio again this Christmas season, I think for at least the third or >> >fourth time. >> > >> It's older than I thought ... >> >> http://www.tamaleras-sa.com/about.asp >> >> David > >Well it seems popular but I don't think I will go to San Antonio to see it. >Ernie > I have nothing to do with the play, so I wasn't trying to promote it. But, if you had happened to have planned a trip here during that time, I would have been happy to have met you for a tamale dinner, anywhere in town. ;-) David, who loves making a few dozen tamales about now |
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