Tamales
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 14 dried corn husk (or aluminum foil)
- 8 Tbsps grated Cheddar cheese (or Gouda)
- 500 grams Swiss chard
- 8 Tomatoes
- 8 potatoes
- 2 garlic cloves
- cayenne pepper
- 12 shrimp
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
- sunflower oil
Preparation steps
Boil the potatoes in salted water, let cool, peel and dice. Rinse the Swiss chard, cut into thin strips and blanch in boiling salted water for 5 minutes. Drain well. Dice the tomatoes. Peel and mince the garlic clove.
Place the corn husks in warm water and soak for about 3 hours.
Peel and devein the shrimp. Season with salt and pepper.
Pat dry the corn husks. Tear 2 corn husks into long strips for tying the tamales. Overlap 3 husks and top with 3 shrimp, potato cubes, some garlic, diced tomatoes and chard. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Drizzle with 2 teaspoons oil and sprinkle with 1-2 tablespoons cheese. Fold the corn husk ends over the top like a package and tie with a strip of corn husk. Continue with the remaining ingredients.
Fill a large pot with water three fingers high and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer. Lay the tamales in a steamer insert. Cover and steam over medium heat for 15 minutes.
Remove gently and serve slightly open.