Tamales De Puerco (Shredded Pork Tamales) Recipe - Food.com

Ingredients

• 4 -5 lbs pork butt (cut into 4 strips)
• 9 cups water
• 1 medium onion (quartered)
• 1 teaspoon chopped garlic (from jar)
• 4 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 32 whole black peppercorns
• 3 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin, plus
• 3 tablespoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 4 cups instant masa harina flour (comes in a bag where flour is located)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups lukewarm broth reserved from the pork
• 1 1/4 cups lard (or any shortening like Crisco)
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• dried corn husk (found in produce section)