Barbacoa Tamales Recipe

Ingredients

• Rumba Meats® Beef Cheek Meat (1 package)
• 1 yellow onion, halved, divided
• 4 cups chicken broth, divided
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 6 garlic cloves, peeled, divided
• 12 guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded, divided
• 1 bay leaf
• 1½ tablespoons ground cumin divided
• 1 tablespoon Mexican oregano, divided
• 40 dried corn husks
• 2 chiles de árbol, stemmed and seeded
• 2 pasilla chiles, stemmed and seeded
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1½ teaspoons salt, divided
• 2 cups corn masa mix
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¾ cup lard
• Tomatillo salsa as needed
• Crumbled Cotija cheese as needed