Tamales – Andy Cooks

Name: Tamales – Andy Cooks
Ingredients: 4 dried guajillo chillies; 6 dried ancho chillies; 1kg (2.2lb) pork shoulder, skin off, cut into large chunks (or chicken if you don’t like pork); salt; 250g (9oz) lard, at room temperature; 6 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp cumin; ½ tbsp black pepper; 20 corn husks; ½ tbsp baking powder; 300g (10½oz) masa harina (masa flour); 450ml (15fl oz) hot chicken stock

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Tamales are a comforting classic—soft, steamed masa dough wrapped around fillings like savoury meats or veggies, all bundled up in a corn husk. They're rich, sa

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Ingredients

4 dried guajillo chillies
6 dried ancho chillies
1kg (2.2lb) pork shoulder, skin off, cut into large chunks (or chicken if you don’t like pork)
salt
250g (9oz) lard, at room temperature
6 cloves garlic
1 tbsp cumin
½ tbsp black pepper
20 corn husks
½ tbsp baking powder
300g (10½oz) masa harina (masa flour)
450ml (15fl oz) hot chicken stock