Tamales
Dec 20, 2024
Tamales update: Finished. I’ll figure the cost per dozen tomorrow. I’ll compare my pile to five dozen at the market. I have fewer than five dozen, but that’s because I didn’t know what the heck I was doing! They are way bigger than normal tamales, so I easily have the ingredients to compare to five dozen market tamales.
I will not factor the increased traffic of Door Dash to our house because I was either too tired or had the kitchen too tied up for home cooking.
In the freezer and vacuum sealed
Tamale update: Finished the beef yesterday. Tasted today. Spicy- there are three kinds of peppers- but not toooo spicy. Masa holds together nicely. In the freezer now and then will portion them into tamale six-packs.
Today: Pork tamales. Vegans will have to wait for my next batch. I’m eager to try pinto bean tamales that Olga Navarro-Bobish told me about. Her mom made them. We all loved Mrs Navarro!
Dec 22
Tamale Update:
TASTE TEST: Had a pork tamale with a couple of over-medium eggs. Very tasty, but the tamale would have been pretty dry without the egg to mix with it. This was from a batch made on Day 1 – still haven’t tasted the Day 2 pork tamales.
COST: As close as I can figure, these tamales cost me close to $20/doz. I see The Tamale Kitchen, here locally, sells them for $30/doz. So I get about Ten bucks per dozen for the blood, sweat, and tears factor. (Still not factoring the extra Door Dasher visits during this kitchen extravaganza!)— feeling crazy.
Experience: Invaluable Worth it! I still have some masa – gonna make some pinto bean tamales!
Dec 11
Hola! My tamale-making Mujeres amigas, I’ve decided to make my own tamales this Christmas season because I am not willing to pay $18-20 a dozen for them. Camille Court and Marie Scott Marks and anyone of my other friends who make tamales, please give me tips and tricks for a beginner!
Dec 17
Tamale adventure v4.2. Thank you Sheryl Proehl Vasquez and Lance Vasquez! I got my meat at Bichelmeyer Meats as Lance suggested. And as Lance, said, I let the butcher know this was for tamales. What a great market. High quality meats, helpful and friendly butchers. They deboned and chunked my meat.
Then, the San Antonio Meat Market for all peppers and other ingredients. Again, such helpful folks. Heck. I was wandering around like a lost soul with my Google Translate app until the nice lady came to help me.
Local peeps – The meat market is in KCK. Worth the drive! PLUS on Saturdays they have a hot food market: home cooked street tacos, tamales, and other goodies. I live near Oak Park Mall and the market is about 20 minutes away.
Dec 15
Me and my tamales. I am interested in learning about and experiencing as much as I can, the cultural aspect of tamale making. So, for my first time, I don’t want to take any modern shortcuts – because it’s not primarily about the cooking for me (this time). I had a friend who wrote this wonderful essay about tamale making and the passing of culture from women to girls. I can’t experience that, but I am mindful and respectful of the history and culture.
Dec 13
Dec 24
Tamale Update: Tamale saga coming to a close. Seeded and simmered ancho chilies. Tossed them in the blender with garlic, cumin, salt/pepper and a bit of water. Heated the refried beans with half of the chili mixture and squished the rest of the chili mixture into the leftover masa. Quick and easy. Had enough masa for one more tamale, so I scrounged in the fridge and found bbq pulled pork leftover from one of the Door Dash deliveries.
Dec 25
Dec 15
I like this tamale lady’s take. https://youtu.be/HC9N7DSEdzQ?si=6BI6THWDg2ROJh59 Of course – the filling can be whatever you want. I like her sauce and instructions.
Dec 14
Still on my tamale-making quest! Learning about different chili peppers: chili pasilla (from the chilaca pepper), Ancho chilies (we know this one – from the poblano pepper), Guajillo chilies (from dried mirasol peppers), chiles de árbol.
Learning about: flavor, heat level, appearance, uses and a few Fun Facts. Thank you, Chat GBT. I have a Word doc if you want it
Dec 24
About to steam tamales for Christmas Eve dinner. A simple salad and black beans steeped in homemade green salsa Feliz Navidad!
Sept 9, 2023
Dec 20, 2023
As I mentioned, I’ve ordered Red Kitchen Tamales a dozen of pork and a dozen of nopalitos. For those of you not from my home territory of south Texas, here is a Google explanation :
Nopalitos are strips of prickly pear cactus – they may be pickled or canned. The texture of cooked nopalitos is similar to okra. He ordered a nopalito salad
Oct 3, 2023
Dec 24 2019
Oct 3, 2023
I am from south Texas and our tamales are high on filling and low on masa. I’ve had a hard time finding tamales like that here in the KC metro. The Red Kitchen tamales were wonderful. I had pork – the filling was moist and flavorful. The masa was firm, but thin and dry. I could easily hold the tamale in my hand and it didn’t fall apart. My husband had the vegan tamales & he said they were also seasoned very well. To top it off, Mexican wedding cookies. Oh yes. Moist, but not mushy. I’ve had Mexican wedding cookies that were so dry it made me pucker! I shall return for tamales and cookies.
Aug 9, 2018
Dec 9, 2023
Local peeps, these are delicious!
Red Kitchen KC: Cien Por Ciento Mexicana ·
HOLIDAY SPECIAL! Tamales are ready for preorder!
For the first time ever, we’re giving away one 8oz container of our house-made salsa verde with every dozen tamales you preorder. Click the link in our bio to pre order your tamales by December 20th. Pick up is on December 23rd and 24th only at our Lenexa Public Market location! Choose from our 4 tamales: chicken, pork, Mexican cactus, or poblano with elote. Celebrate your holidays with some traditional Mexican food https://order.toasttab.com/…/red-kitchen-kc-8750…
Sept 10, 2017
Nothing like a homemade Texas tamale.
Traces of Texas reader Tres Sanchez was so kind as to send in this funny photo of “Texas Energy Bars.” It serves as a reminder that it has been too long since I have had tamales. I need to change that soon.
Thank you, Tres. I love it!
Dec 17, 2017
Darn. I want some Texas tamales!
Little packages of deliciousness!
texashillcountry.com
What Are Christmas Tamales and Why Are They Popular in Texas?
The holidays are an ideal time for family gatherings, and at many Texas gatherings, Christmas tamales are part of the tradition.
Nov 4, 2016
The problem is that I’m in Kansas and Texas tamales are in Texas.
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Thanksgiving, Christmas
Dec 14, 2021
Here are recipes for TexMex tamales. I’m tempted to try. 10 doz tamales? hmmm Doable https://blogs.baylor.edu/…/christmas-tamales-from…/…
Christmas is a time for traditions, and one of our favorites involves that seasonal savory – or sweet, or both! – treat: tamales! Learn more about the tradition…
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Christmas Tamales – From Our Cookbooks to Your Table! – The Texas Collection
Christmas Tamales – From Our Cookbooks to Your Table! Posted on December 6, 2021Author
Sept 9, 2016
Sure do miss Christmas tamales!
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It’s September!!!! The tamales are coming!!!! I’m dreaming ……of beef, chicken, and pork tamales…..everyone sing along!— with Rebecca Lanning Brown and
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Nov 26, 2015
I miss Texas tamales!
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Who’s having tamales for the holidays?! #tamaleseason #sanantonio #kxtn1075
Dec 22, 2024
Tamale Update:
TASTE TEST: Had a pork tamale with a couple of over-medium eggs. Very tasty, but the tamale would have been pretty dry without the egg to mix with it. This was from a batch made on Day 1 – still haven’t tasted the Day 2 pork tamales.
COST: As close as I can figure, these tamales cost me close to $20/doz. I see The Tamale Kitchen, here locally, sells them for $30/doz. So I get about Ten bucks per dozen for the blood, sweat, and tears factor. (Still not factoring the extra Door Dasher visits during this kitchen extravaganza!)— feeling crazy.
Experience: Invaluable Worth it! I still have some masa – gonna make some pinto bean tamales!
Dec 24, 2024
