Christmas Vegetarian Tamales! Joyness!

Though the chilies from Mexico are good, I would like to get seeds from the New Mexico "Hatch" strain and grow some of my own. Here we have green chilies from Mexico laid on a bed of dough with spinach on top, then a mix of refried beans, corn, black olives that have been seasoned with dried red chili pods, minced garlic, and oregano.

I made 15 HUGE tamales!

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• Vegetarianism
• Vegetarian Cuisine
• Food
• Cooking
• Recipe
• Kitchen
• Christmas
• tamales
• green
• ortega
• chilies
• garlic
• orgeano
• black
• olives
• steamed
• hand made

[mobiltec]

Oh man YUM! I love those things. Where do you get the dough?

[NotSoOldHippy]

@mobiltec I bought the masa flour at Stater Brothers and used vegetable shortening, baking powder, and water for the dough. :)



[AllSmallEngines]

I want to get a box of instant rice before I make the shredded chicken tamales.

[NotSoOldHippy]

@AllSmallEngines That would be good, maybe I'll remember to get some. :)



[davidsquall351]

Looks tasty ..my neighbors across the street make them on Christmas too and bring some over. Im still waiting for them...lol

[NotSoOldHippy]

@davidsquall351 LOL! Go over there, David, and ask them what's taking so long. :) What do they put in theirs? Some meat, I would assume, and maybe sharp cheddar cheese?

[steveroxxjax]

You can reuse them, but it's a pain.

[Desertphile]

Looks and sounds awesome. At Jasper Ranch, Walter and Doug feed us with tamales. If I recall correctly I ate six vege tamales last August. Green chili, summer squash, and Moteray Jack cheese.

[meleagrisfelis]

I have reused the husks. I rinsed them then dried them but then I doubled up on them when I made the next batch of tamales. I did this when I ran out of husks one day. Probably would only work if you used them right away as I did.

[phenixwryter]

Sounds yummy : )

[subductionzone]

I just finished off the last of my Costa Rican Christmas Tamales. My sister in law is from Costa Rica and they make a batch every year. Theirs are wrapped in banana leaves. Hers are vegetarian too.

[Paxmax]

oh, I could take a hit of that!

[anmoose]

Yum! A little shredded beef would be a nice finishing touch. LOL

Somehow I don't see those corn husks as being dishwasher safe I think once might be their limit....

[theRoseofmyheart]

yuuuuummmmmmmmm

[mobiltec]

@NotSoOldHippy Tanks man...