Delicioso tamal tolimense - como hacer tamales colombianos.

pork

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken

Turkey is leaner while chicken is often less expensive.

corn masa

🥗Healthier: quinoa flour

💰Cheaper: cornmeal

Quinoa flour is gluten-free and nutritious; cornmeal is often cheaper.

banana leaves

💰Cheaper: parchment paper

Parchment paper can be used for steaming if banana leaves are unavailable.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is a lower-calorie alternative; water can be a cost-saving option.

Prepare 750 grams of costilla de cerdo and 1250 grams of pollo.

Make the adobo by blending 2 tallos of cebolla larga, 6 dientes of ajo, 1 tablespoon of color, 1 tablespoon of comino, and 1 tablespoon of salt with 200 ml of cerveza.

Massage the adobo into the costilla de cerdo and let it marinate for at least 1 hour or overnight.

In a pot, add 3500 ml of water and 1 cubo de caldo de costilla (optional). Cook the costilla de cerdo for 30 minutes, then reserve.

In the same broth, cook the pollo for another 30 minutes and reserve.

Prepare the rice using the broth from the meats, adding 1.5 liters and 1 libra of arroz. Optionally wash the rice before adding.

When the broth is almost absorbed, add 200 grams of arveja amarilla and finish cooking on low heat.

For the guiso, use the fat from 700 grams of tocino to cook 700 grams of cebolla larga picada, 2 tablespoons of ajo machacado, 1 tablespoon of comino, and paprika to taste.

Mix 100 grams of harina pan with the leftover broth until a dough-like consistency is achieved.

Prepare the banana leaves by heating them on both sides to soften them.

Assemble the tamales by layering the masa, guiso, arroz, 2 rodajas of papa cruda, 1 rodaja of zanahoria, costilla de cerdo, tocino, pollo, and half a huevo in the banana leaves.

Wrap and tie the tamales with guasca or fiber.

In a pot, add 2000 ml of water and salt to taste, place the tamales, and steam for 3 hours.

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