Make Your Own Tamales This Holiday

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Part 1: Homemade Tamale Sauce

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Ingredients

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Make Your Own Tamales This Holiday

Part 1: Homemade Tamale Sauce

Ingredients

8 Dried Red Chiles 2 Arbol peppers 2 Tomatoes 4 Garlic Cloves 3 c Chicken Stock 1 tbs Ground Cumin 1 tbs Salt 1 tbs Onion Powder

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Place all chiles, tomatoes and garlic in a medium sauce pan. Cover with chicken broth and cook until soft, about 20 minutes.

Using a slotted spoon, place the softened chiles, tomatoes and garlic in a blender.

Add salt, cumin and onion powder to blender. Add some chicken broth to help the blender get going.

After cleaning the sauce pan, pour in the blended sauce.

Simmer the sauce for about 15 minutes until slightly thickened. Makes one quart, enough for about 45-55 tamales.

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Now you're set to make your favorite tamales filling. You may also like my Pork Tamales Recipe. You'll find everything you need at 24Bite!