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Homemade Mexican Pork Tamales
Nesting Lane
Homemade Tamales with Weight Watchers Points Recipe. A favorite Mexican Dinner! Made with pork loin, onion, garlic, California chile pods, corn husks, masa harina, and sour cream. MyWW Points: 8 Green Plan (Smart Points)
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Prep Time
35
minutes
mins
Cook Time
3
hours
hrs
Total Time
3
hours
hrs
35
minutes
mins
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Mexican
Servings
16
Equipment
Dutch Oven
Heavy Duty Gloves
Saucepan
Blender
Fine Mesh Colander
Shredding Claws
Mixing Bowl
Large Bowl
Small Mixing Bowl
Electric Mixer
Steamer
Ingredients
1¼
lb
pork loin
1
large
onion
halved
1
clove
garlic
4
dried California chile pods
1½
tsp
salt
2
cups
water
1
pkg
(8oz) dried corn husks
⅔
cup
lard
1
can
(10½oz) beef broth
divided
1
tsp
baking powder
2
cups
masa harina
½
tsp
salt
1
cup
sour cream
Instructions
Using a Dutch oven, add pork, onion, garlic, and water to cover.
Over medium/high heat bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 2 hours or until pork is fully cooked through.
Wearing heavy duty rubber gloves, prepare the chile pods by removing the stems and the seeds.
In a saucepan, add 2 cups water and prepared chile pods.
Simmer for 20 minutes uncovered. Remove from stove to cool. (Don't discard the water)
Pour contents of saucepan into a blender and blend until smooth.
Using a fine mesh colander, strain
Stir in salt. Set aside
Using Shredding Claws, or a fork, shred the pork.
Add one cup of prepared chile sauce and mix in.
In a bowl of warm water, add the corn husks to soak until soft.
In a large mixing bowl, add lard, and 1 tablespoon of the beef broth. beat until fluffy.
In a small mixing bowl, add baking powder, masa harina, and salt. Stir to mix.
Beat masa harina mix into the lard mix. Add a little broth at a time until it becomes a spongy dough.
On the softened corn husks, spread dough to be ¼ to ½ inch thick.
Add 1 tablespoon of pork to the center.
Fold in all sides of the husks to enclose the dough.
Steam the tamales for 1 hour.
Remove the corn husks from the tamales. Dress by drizzling the rest of the chile sauce on top.
Top with sour cream
Notes
MyWW Points: 8 Green Plan
8 WW Smart Points
Omit sour cream for lower points.
Yield: 16 Tamales
We are not associated with Weight Watchers/WW in any way.
Double check points on their official calculator.
Nutrition
Calories:
235.9
kcal
Carbohydrates:
12.6
g
Protein:
9.1
g
Fat:
16.6
g
Saturated Fat:
6.9
g
Cholesterol:
36.8
mg
Sodium:
401.1
mg
Potassium:
216.7
mg
Fiber:
2.1
g
Calcium:
60.3
mg
Iron:
1.4
mg
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