Pork Tamales Recipe - Red Chile Pork | USA

Ingredients

• -- FOR THE PORK FILLING --
• 2½ lbs. pork shoulder, cut into large chunks
• 1 small onion, halved
• 1 Tbsp. Lee Kum Kee Minced Garlic
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 tsp. cumin
• 2 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed, seeded
• 2 dried ancho chiles, stemmed, seeded
• 2 cups hot water (for soaking chiles)
• 1 Tbsp. tomato paste
• 1 tsp. Mexican oregano
• 1 tsp. smoked paprika
• 1 Tbsp. oil (for sautéing)
• -- FOR THE MASA DOUGH --
• 4 cups masa harina
• 2¾ cups warm pork broth (from cooking the pork)
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• 1½ tsp kosher salt
• 1½ cups lard or neutral oil
• 20–25 dried corn husks
• Steamer pot or tamalera