FRESH CORN TAMALES

INGREDIENTS:

  • 12 ears of fresh corn
  • ½ pound of shiitake mushrooms
  • ¼ of bunch epazote
  • ½ cup of corn meal
  • ¼ cup of olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • sugar to taste
  • a pinch of salt
  • 1 pack of tamale leaves

TO ACCOMPANY:

fresh cheese and sour cream to taste.

PROCESS: 

  1. Scrape the corn and liquefy them then add the rest of the ingredients and wrap a spoonful of mixture in each sheet. Cut and fry the mushrooms with garlic and epazote, salt pepper to taste.
  2. Place them in a baking dish, and cooking them for one hour.

CHEFs NOTE: You can add raisins or nuts to your mix and have some sweet tamales; You can also cook some mushrooms to your liking and add them as a filling to the dough placed on each leaf, the combination of flavors of the mushrooms (especially the oyster) and the corn is very special.