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Breads & doughs

Guatemalan Chuchito Tamales

Name: Guatemalan Chuchito Tamales
Prep time: 23 min
Cook time: 68 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Guatemala
Ingredients: 800 g corn masa; 400 g pork or chicken, in chunks; 4 tomatoes; 1 guajillo pepper; 1 red bell pepper; 100 ml oil; 1 onion; 2 garlic cloves; Corn husks; Salt to taste; 400 ml broth

By Felipe H.

Guatemalan chuchitos: small corn dough tamales filled with meat and tomato sauce, wrapped in corn husk.

Gluten-free

90 minTime

8Servings

MediumDifficulty

GuatemalaCuisine

Ingredients

800 g corn masa
400 g pork or chicken, in chunks
4 tomatoes
1 guajillo pepper
1 red bell pepper
100 ml oil
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
Corn husks
Salt to taste
400 ml broth

Step-by-step

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Cook the meat with water and salt 20 min/Varoma/reverse/spoon speed. Set aside the broth and meat.
Without washing the mixing bowl, char the tomatoes, bell pepper, chili, onion and garlic 8 min/Varoma/speed 1.
Add 200 g broth and blend 40 sec/speed 6 for the sauce. Set aside.
Put the masa, oil, 400 ml broth and salt in the mixing bowl. Mix 5 min/90°C/speed 3.
On corn husks, place masa, meat and sauce. Wrap into small tamalitos.
Place the chuchitos in the Varoma dish. Put 1 liter water in the mixing bowl and steam 40 min/Varoma/speed 1.