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Chiapas-Style Tamales
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Mexico Authentic home cooking from Mexico, with US measurements.
Originally published on Cookpad Mexico as Tamales chiapanecos
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Chiapas-Style Tamales

fans-laura-esquivel
fans-laura-esquivel @cook_1092113
Mexico DF

These tamales are traditional in Chiapas. They are indigenous regional tamales, made with banana leaves in the Mayan style, especially for Christmas and New Year's celebrations.

These tamales are traditional in Chiapas. They are indigenous regional tamales, made with banana leaves in the Mayan style, especially for Christmas and New Year's celebrations.

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Chiapas-Style Tamales

fans-laura-esquivel
fans-laura-esquivel @cook_1092113
Mexico DF

These tamales are traditional in Chiapas. They are indigenous regional tamales, made with banana leaves in the Mayan style, especially for Christmas and New Year's celebrations.

These tamales are traditional in Chiapas. They are indigenous regional tamales, made with banana leaves in the Mayan style, especially for Christmas and New Year's celebrations.

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Ingredients

75 minutes
Serves 15 servings
  1. 2.2 lbscorn flour for tortillas (about 1 kg)
  2. 1 1/8 lbspork lard (about 500 grams)
  3. 1 teaspoonsalt
  4. for the filling of the Chiapas-style tamales
  5. 9 ozpork (about 250 grams)
  6. 3chicken breasts
  7. 3dried ancho chiles
  8. 3dried mulato chiles
  9. 2dried pasilla chiles
  10. 4hard-boiled eggs
  11. 2tomatillos
  12. 2Roma tomatoes
  13. 1.75 ozalmonds (about 50 grams)
  14. 3.5 ozraisins (about 100 grams)
  15. 2 tablespoonstoasted sesame seeds
  16. 1/2 teaspoonoregano
  17. 6whole black peppercorns
  18. 2medium onions
  19. 1 pinchoregano
  20. 2garlic cloves
  21. as needed, large banana leaves for about 15 tamales
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75 minutes
  1. 1

    Wash the banana leaves and remove the thick veins. Boil them in water until they soften. Set aside.

  2. 2

    Mix the corn flour with 1 cup of chicken broth, add the lard and salt, and beat until a small ball of dough floats in a glass of water.

  3. 3

    Prepare the chiles by removing the seeds and veins, fry them in a little oil, then soak them in water. Blend them until smooth.

  4. 4

    In a skillet, fry the tomatillos, Roma tomatoes, garlic cloves, and onion. Then blend them together.

  5. 5

    Lightly fry the almonds, then blend them with the sesame seeds, raisins, oregano, and peppercorns.

  6. 6

    In a large bowl, add 2 tablespoons of lard and stir in the ground spices. Next, add the blended chiles and keep stirring. Finally, add the blended tomatoes mixture.

  7. 7

    Add 1/2 cup of chicken broth, season with salt and a little sugar.

  8. 8

    Assemble the tamales using banana leaves cut into squares about 8 inches (20 cm) on each side. Add shredded chicken and pork, a spoonful of mole, a raisin, an olive, an almond, and a slice of hard-boiled egg.

  9. 9

    Fold the tamales by bringing the edges of the banana leaf together to form a square, and tie with a strip of banana leaf or kitchen twine. Steam over high heat for about 60 minutes.

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Published in the US on July 14, 2025 14:01
Mexico DF
Soy mexicana por los cuatro costados, aunque he vivido veinte años fuera de México (España y otros lugares de Europa). Me encanta la literatura hispanoamericana y soy fan de Laura Esquivel
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