HOW TO MAKE COSTA RICAN TAMALES | COSTA RICAN HOLIDAY FOOD | HOW TO MAKE PORK TAMALES

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Chicken is leaner, while ground beef is often less expensive.

corn masa

🥗Healthier: quinoa flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Quinoa flour adds nutrition, while all-purpose flour is often cheaper.

Chop red, orange, and yellow bell peppers into thin slices.

Wash baby carrots and chop them into round pieces.

Peel baby squash (chayotes) and chop them up.

Cut potatoes into sticks.

Add chopped vegetables to the mix, ensuring they fit into the tamale.

Use the juice from the cooked pork as broth for the tamales.

Season the broth with oregano, bay leaves, chopped onions, garlic (to taste), and a pinch of cumin.

Let the broth simmer to develop flavors.

Clean banana leaves with a damp rag to remove any residue.

Prepare the masa by mixing maseca with water to achieve a pancake-like consistency.

Prepare the tamales with the cleaned banana leaves and filling them with the masa and pork mixture.

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