Many recipes use lard in the corn masa, but Martinez uses oil to slim down his version, which contains about 5 grams of fat. But he said the key to making a flavorful tamale is the meat. He describes ...

The Arias family gathered in Nellie and Rafael’s crowded kitchen for their annual tradition: making Christmas tamales. Every December the family comes together to wrap masa, pork, and vegetables in ...

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Paola is a cooking writer and avid cook who wrote her very first recipe for a key lime cookie pie at age six. She is a proud Pata Salada— that’s Mexican coastal surf speak for a native of Puerto ...

Unwrapped tamale and pile of wrapped tamales - Sergio Hayashi/Shutterstock Tamales have a reputation for being difficult to make. However, it's not necessarily that they're technically hard to whip up ...

Emma C. Perez prepares her traditional chicken tamales for Christmas. She is the mother of KPBS education reporter M.G. Perez who is on his way home for a holiday vacation. Pearland, TX, on Dec. 22, ...

Prepare the cornhusks. Cover the husks with very hot water, weight with a plate to keep them submerged, and let stand until the husks are pliable. For forming the tamales, separate out 28 of the ...

In this recipe, since I am using chicken as the main ingredient in the filling, I decided to include a recipe for a cooked chicken and homemade stock. Of course, you can use your own homemade chicken ...

I often crave tamales. When that craving hits, I’ll make a dozen or two, enough for dinner and lunch for my auntie and me, plus some to toss into the freezer for those midweek meals when we want ...

And the trick to cooking them without plantain leaves. Tamales are synonymous with Hispanic cuisine and while each country wraps, fills and cooks each version differently, the taste of tradition is ...

When you think of your favorite foods what comes to your mind? For many it’s the foods that raised them – those comforting homemade delights that will always bring a warm fuzzy feeling to your soul ...