The tamale is a typical Mexican dish that is an important part of the country’s diet and customs. The typical tamales are made of corn dough and wrapped in corn husks; they can have sauce, meat, chicken, or as is the case with sour tamales that are filled with refried beans with cheese and whose dough is left to ferment for a day to obtain tamales with a soft and fluffy consistency. Keep reading and discover the step by step to cook sour tamales.
Ingredients to make Sour Tamales:
- 1 kilogram of dough for tortillas
- 500 grams of cooked black beans
- 300 grams of Cotija cheese
- 50 grams of chipotle chili
- 250 grams of lard
- 16 pieces of corn husk
- 1 pinch of salt
How to make Sour Tamales:
- To make sour tamales we start by placing the corn dough inside a pot that we will cover with a clean and damp cloth. We leave the dough next to the stove for the whole day so that it sours.
- On the other hand, you have to wash and soak the corn husks for a few minutes. Remove from the water and let drain until ready to assemble the tamales.
- We grind the beans together with the chipotle in a food processor and fry without stopping moving in a pot over low heat. The beans should be like a dry paste and come off easily from the pot.
- Once they have cooled, add the crumbled cheese.
- Add a little water and salt to the already sour dough to form a smooth paste.
- In a separate bowl, beat the lard together with a couple of ice cubes to prevent it from heating up. Beat on medium speed until the butter forms soft peaks.
- We integrate the butter into the dough for tamales in an enveloping way, it is not necessary to beat too much.
- The trick to know if our dough is ready is to drop a little dough into a container with water, if it floats it means that the dough is ready
- With the help of a spoon, we spread a layer of dough on each corn husk and on top, a layer of ground beans.
- The sour tamales are wrapped and placed upright in a steamer. Cook covered for 50 minutes or until the dough comes off easily from the leaves without leaving lumps.
- Serve the sour tamales accompanied with a little red sauce or chipotle chili if you prefer it spicier. We hope you enjoy our Mexican Sour Tamales Recipe.
