Medium
Guatemalan
Paches
Potato-based tamales with a spicy pork filling, wrapped in banana leaves.
100
Total Minutes
12
Servings
Cooking Times
40 min
Prep Time
60 min
Cook Time
100 min
Total Time
Ingredients (8 items)
2.00 lbs
Potatoes
mashed
1.00 lb
Pork shoulder
cooked, shredded
2.00 medium
Tomatoes
chopped
2.00
Dried guaque chiles
seeded
1.00 tbsp
Achiote paste
12.00
Banana leaves
soaked
1.00 small
Onion
chopped
2.00 cloves
Garlic
minced
Instructions (5 steps)
1
Boil potatoes until soft, mash with salt.
20 minutes
2
Cook tomatoes, chiles, onion, and garlic into a sauce.
10 minutes
3
Mix pork with sauce.
4
Spread potato mash on banana leaves, add pork filling.
5
Wrap and steam for 1 hour.
60 minutes