Discover how to prepare purple corn tamales, a traditional Peruvian dish that combines unique flavors and surprising textures. Perfect for sharing with family or on special occasions.
Purple corn tamales are a traditional Peruvian dish that combines unique flavors and surprising textures.
Enjoy preparing these delicious tamales filled with meat, egg, olives, and more, all wrapped in banana leaves.
Purple Corn Tamales
Ingredients
1 kilogram of Purple corn grits
¼ kilogram of Chopped pork meat
1 cup of Oil
1 tablespoon of Ground garlic
1 Grated onion
2 tablespoons of Ground aji panca
2 tablespoons of Ground aji mirasol
1 teaspoon of Ground achiote
1 ½ cup of Meat broth
Banana leaves
2 Hard-boiled eggs
20 Green olives
2 Sliced yellow chili peppers
20 Maní (peanuts)
1 pinch of Cumin
String for tying
1 Onion
2 Lemons
Lemon chili pepper
1 pinch of Salt
1 pinch of Pepper
Preparation
Step 1 : To prepare this exquisite traditional dish, start by grinding the corn grits in a meat grinder.
Step 2 : Next, season the pork with salt, pepper, and cumin, then fry it in a pot with hot oil.
Step 3 : Add the garlic, onion, aji panca, aji mirasol, and achiote, sautéing the mixture until golden.
Step 4 : Then, pour in the hot broth and let it boil, removing the meat once cooked.
Step 5 : To continue, add the purple corn to the broth, mix well, and cook until a dough forms.
Step 6 : Turn off the heat and let it cool.
Step 7 : Meanwhile, clean and toast the banana leaves, preparing them for wrapping.
Step 8 : To assemble the tamales, place a portion of dough on a banana leaf, adding a piece of meat, a slice of hard-boiled egg, an olive, a slice of yellow chili, and a peanut.
Step 9 : Then, cover with the same leaf and tie with string to form the tamal, yielding about twenty units.
Step 10 : In a pot lined with banana leaves, pour three cups of water and place the tamales inside, covering with more leaves.
Step 11 : Cover the pot and let it boil for thirty minutes.
Step 12 : Once cooked, remove the leaves and serve with onion sauce with small pieces of green chili.
Step 13 : To prepare the sauce, thinly slice the onion and soak it in a bowl with water, then drain.
Step 14 : Season with salt, lemon juice, chili pepper, and mix well, adjusting the seasoning to taste.
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