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I wanted to make tamales for Mindy and Juan since they love them and to honor their heritage. I have never spent so much time on a meal! I have been preparing to make Tamales for weeks now. I got the ingredients from the Mexican grocery store in Breese. I made beef tallow from scratch to use as the fat in some of the tamales. I slow cooked the beef ahead of time. I learned a lot about making masa. Specifically- there is no way I can do 1 batch in my mixer! It makes such a huge batch! I also learned that my pressure cooker has a “steam” button and that it works well with tamales. I also learned how my pressure cooker acts when it is too full. I am very pleased with how they turned out! I made tamal de frijoles (bean tamales), tamal de queso(cheese tamales), and tamal de res (beef tamales).

Supplies Uses:
Best of Mexico Graffiti Pack https://store.gingerscraps.net/download.php?id=1a130a1142aaa732698c3011a58206d5

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