Step 1 - Day Before making Nacatamales

This is the Nacatamale Recipe of my grandma Maria E Morales, I hope you all enjoy this incredibly tasty dish. She made it for many years with love for her family and we enjoyed every wrapped Naca we received from her.

We are going to start with the Shopping list:

14 lbs. Boston Pork Butt
4-6 oz. of Achiote spice
3-4 lbs. long grain white rice(depends on how much rice you like)
4 yellow onions ( thinly sliced)
4 green bell peppers ( diced in medium size pieces)
4 bunches of fresh mint (pull all of the leaves off of the stems)
8 cloves of garlic
5 lbs. of tomatoes (evenly sliced medium width)
13 lbs. of potatoes
12 oz. of capers
8 oz of raisins
12 oz. spanish green olives with pits
8 oz. pack of whole red chilies
4 lbs. of bacon ( try to get bacon high in fat)
10 lbs. Masa preparada
4 lemons ( should yield 1/2cup fresh lemon juice)
2 lbs. unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
1-2 cups of water
5-6 cups of cider vinegar
1-2 cups milk
3 lbs. of parchment paper in roll
1 roll of kite string

Step 1 - Day Before
Meat Marinate Filler
-cube the boston butt (about 1" cubes)
-dissolve achiote in 3-4 cups of cider vinegar
-Place cubes in a large shallow dish, add achiote marinate
-lightly salt
-refrigerate over night if you have time, turn the meat cubes prior to going to bed

Next video is Step 2....

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good job Sandy... so far so good Minna