Tamale Peppers Food

TAMALE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Wash and dry and cut green peppers (I cut them in half - stem to bottom to make it easier to stuff or mound the ingredients. You can cut however you like).
• Saute onion and garlic in a bit of oil until translucent. (few minutes).
• Add any of spices you'd like to add to the saute and cook for another min to release the oils -- (1/4 tsp adobo and/or 1/2 tsp cumin / 1 tsp chili powder ).
• Add the onion/garlic mix to a large bowl and then mix the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl to combine.
• Load the peppers with the mix. Place peppers in a baking pan with 1/2 inch to 1 inch water and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.
• Garnish with green onions and cilantro - and maybe a bit of sour cream?

TAMALE BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 2 quart saucepan.
• Saute garlic and onion until softened, about 3-5 minutes.
• Add chili powder and ground cumin and cook briefly.
• Stir in tomatoes, corn meal and salt.
• Cook and stir occasionally until mixture is thick and bubbling, about 10 minutes.
• When thick stir in beans, corn, and 1/2 cup cheese.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• While cornmeal cooks, slice tops from peppers.
• Remove seeds and inner ribs.
• Blanch peppers in boiling water for about 4 minutes.
• Drain well.
• Spoon cornmeal mixture into peppers.
• Place peppers upright into baking pan.
• Top thickly with remaining cheese.
• Pour hot water about 1/2 inch deep around peppers.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until peppers are tender.

EASY TAMALE PIE WITH PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut peppers lengthwise in half; remove stems and seeds. Place peppers on a foil-lined baking sheet, skin side up. Broil 4 in. from heat until skins blister, about 5 minutes. Immediately place peppers in a large bowl; let stand, covered, 20 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 350º. , Peel off and discard charred skin. Place peppers in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Remove husks from tamales. Cut tamales into quarters; place over peppers. Top with chili, cheese and chopped onion. Bake until hot and bubbly, 30-35 minutes. Serve with cilantro and green onions.

TAMALE PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Slice off the top of each pepper and clean out the seeds.
• Combine tomatoes, black beans, corn, onion, salsa, 3/4 c of the cheese, cornmeal, cilantro, cumin and water. Mix well.
• Spoon veggie mixture into the peppers.
• Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of each pepper.
• Place peppers in an 8x8" baking pan and fill with 1/2" of water.
• Bake 50 minutes, or until peppers are tender and the filling is heated through.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving warm, garnished with green onions and cilantro.

REAL HOMEMADE TAMALES

Steps:

• Place pork into a Dutch oven with onion and garlic, and add water to cover. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer until the meat is cooked through, about 2 hours.
• Use rubber gloves to remove stems and seeds from the chile pods. Place chiles in a saucepan with 2 cups of water. Simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes, then remove from heat to cool. Transfer the chiles and water to a blender and blend until smooth. Strain the mixture, stir in salt, and set aside. Shred the cooked meat and mix in one cup of the chile sauce.
• Soak the corn husks in a bowl of warm water. In a large bowl, beat the lard with a tablespoon of the broth until fluffy. Combine the masa harina, baking powder and salt; stir into the lard mixture, adding more broth as necessary to form a spongy dough.
• Spread the dough out over the corn husks to 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness. Place one tablespoon of the meat filling into the center. Fold the sides of the husks in toward the center and place in a steamer. Steam for 1 hour.
• Remove tamales from husks and drizzle remaining chile sauce over. Top with sour cream. For a creamy sauce, mix sour cream into the chile sauce.

EASY TAMALE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter an 8-inch baking or casserole dish.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef and onion in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix in corn, tomatoes, oil, chili powder, and cumin. Bring to a boil; remove from heat.
• Combine milk, cornmeal, and eggs in a large bowl. Stir in meat mixture. Mix in olives. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and set, 50 to 60 minutes; mixture should not be mushy.

TAMALE-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Prepare corn muffin batter in large bowl as directed on package. Stir in sour cream, corn, cheese and ham.
• Spoon into pepper halves; place on foil-covered baking sheet.
• Bake 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers of filling comes out clean. Serve topped with salsa.