TAMALES DE POLLO EN SALSA VERDE TRADICIONALES - Vlogmas Día 17 🎄

masa harina

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while all-purpose flour is more accessible.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: shredded rotisserie chicken

Turkey is leaner, and rotisserie chicken saves time.

red chili sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade salsa

💰Cheaper: canned tomato sauce with spices

Homemade salsa is fresher, while canned sauce is budget-friendly.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while processed cheese is often cheaper.

Cook the chicken with garlic, bay leaves, black pepper, salt, onion, and water until tender.

Shred the cooked chicken and mix with the tomatillo salsa made from tomatillos, serranos, oregano, cilantro, and oil.

Prepare the masa by mixing the lard, corn flour, chicken broth, baking powder, and salt until smooth.

Fill the masa with the chicken filling and wrap in corn husks.

Steam the tamales until cooked through.

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