Tamales rojos de costilla de cerdo o puerco con maseca y mole rojo

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken is lower in fat and calories, while pork shoulder is more affordable.

masa harina

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour offers more nutrients, while all-purpose flour is often cheaper.

Prepare the mole rojo by toasting the chiles guajillo, chiles anchos, chiles pasilla, and chile morita.

Blend the toasted chiles with tomatoes, onion, garlic, cumin, oregano, cloves, and black pepper until smooth.

Cook the mole with manteca de cerdo and season with salt to taste.

In a separate pot, cook the pork ribs with onion, garlic, bay leaves, and oregano until tender.

Mix the masa for tamales according to package instructions.

Assemble the tamales by spreading masa on corn husks, adding the pork filling, and folding them.

Steam the tamales until cooked through.

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