Hard
Nicaraguan
Pork Tamales
Corn masa tamales filled with seasoned pork, a Nicaraguan favorite.
180
Total Minutes
6
Servings
Gluten-Free
Cooking Times
30 min
Prep Time
150 min
Cook Time
180 min
Total Time
Ingredients (8 items)
1.50 lbs
Pork shoulder
cubed
3.00 cups
Corn masa
2.00 medium
Tomato
chopped
1.00 medium
Onion
chopped
2.00 cloves
Garlic
minced
12.00
Corn husks
soaked
2.00 tbsp
Vegetable oil
1.00 tsp
Cumin
Instructions (5 steps)
1
Cook pork with onion, garlic, tomato, and cumin until tender, about 1 hour.
60 minutes
2
Mix corn masa with water and oil to form a dough.
10 minutes
3
Spread masa on soaked corn husks.
10 minutes
4
Add pork filling and fold husks.
10 minutes
5
Steam tamales for 1.5 hours.
90 minutes