Tamales with banana leaves

Not just for Christmas (though that usually is the tradition) you can usually find Guatemalan style tamales on the weekends in Guatemala and in US cities with a large Guatemalan population. They freeze well, and can be re-heated in a pot of boiling water several months later, trust me, I know. Our annual trip to Guatemala, we usually get 200 of these for family gatherings. Cost in the US, $2.50, in Guatemala much less!

These delicious Mexican tamales are the perfect comfort food. Banana leaves stuffed with turkey, tomatoes, and ground chili peppers make for a savory authentic Mexican meal, straight from Veracruz. Serve with salsa if desired, and enjoy!

Pati Jinich on Instagram: "These Yucatán style tamales wrapped in banana leaves have a fascinating masa because soft black beans are mixed in with herbs, either cilantro or epazote, that give it an alluring aroma. Then you get the super flavorful pork pibil filling! You don’t need a special tamalera to make them, I use my @anolon stockpot that comes with a streamer insert because it’s nice and wide so I can make a big batch. Plus, I love anything that’s multipurpose so I don’t have to store…

Tamales de pollo de El Salvador! Start to finish instructions on how to make this delicious traditional dish.

This recipe of tamales varies slightly where some cooks add tomato and sesame seeds to the sauce. And even though it has the seeds of the peppers in the sauce it is not spicy. The Tamales wrapped in banana leaves are common in the tropical coastal areas of México.

Banana Leaf–Wrapped Lamb Shank Tamales with Morita Chile Salsa by Paola Briseño González get earthy, fruity heat from morita chiles.

I’m really excited about this week recipe. Not only because I like tamales, but also because my family came all the way from Mexico to visit me, and we prepared them together. Tamales are ubiquitou…

Tamales are made of masa and are steamed in banana leaf wrappers

In this recipe, New York chef Alex Stupak shows how to prepare steamed banana-leaf-wrapped tamales. He also gives two variations: fried until crisp (a...

Banana Leaf Tamales – Blog de Recetas

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I love a good tamale! It's hard to resist these delicious dumplings tied up in a natural wrapping of corn husks or banana leaves.

What is the world is coming to? What is this vegan tamales thing? Oh come on, if you take the meat and all the things that make tamales so flavourful, you end up with vegan tamales. To each its own…

If you are Puerto Rican you already know that Christmas is not Christmas without pasteles. They are one of the staples of our holiday season, along with Lechon Asado (roast pork) and Arroz con Dulce (Puerto Rican rice pudding). If you aren't Puerto Rican, then you will surely want to add this delicious dish to your holiday (or anytime) cooking. Preparing pasteles takes a bit of time. It is an involved but satisfying endeavor. I recommend making a few batches in one session so that you have…

Something very traditional in Costa Rica for the holiday season is tamales! Corn masa with some veggies, rice, pork meat, wrapped on banana leaves 😋😋😋 We eat it at any or all the meal times 😂🤤 What is a traditional food you eat during the holidays? What’s traditional where you come from? (If you are an expat too) . . . #holidays #holidayfood #holidayflavors #tamales #costaricanfood #tamalito #butfirstcoffee #cafecontamal #coffeelover #thebestcoffee #myfavoritecoffee

RED PORK TAMALES 1/2 dozen $8.00 Dozen $15.00