Originally Posted by
corky
I am out of the tamale business. I have made them for a few years and I love having them in my freezer but last year I declared was my last year going to all of that trouble. The damn husks kept splitting and it wasn't fun anymore, especially when the Del Real ones are really good. I am impressed that you made your own masa...we bought ours from the Mexican market in a big bag...already made. Did you use lard?
Yes, this time we did use lard. Often we use Crisco. Also this time I smoked the pork for 5 hours before it went into the pot to finish cooking.
We've never tried the pre-made masa. Maybe next time as we now live in a place that actually has Mexican markets. Making the masa is the easiest part of the whole deal though.
Originally Posted by
BamaVol
How many people does 100 tamales feed?
Two.
