Butternut Squash Tamales (Food Network Kitchens) Recipe

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Butternut Squash Tamales (Food Network Kitchens)
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Ingredients
24
Count
Nutrition
492
Calories
Total time
150
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. For dough:
  2. Put butternut squash in a medium pot with broth, scallion, adobo sauce, garlic, salt, and cumin. Bring to a simmer and cook until squash is tender, about 15 minutes.
  3. Remove the squash with a slotted spoon, and reserve the broth. Set aside half of the squash for the filling, then mash the remaining squash is a large bowl. Mix in the masa with a fork. Slowly pour the seasoned broth over the filling, mixing with a fork (or hands) until smooth. Slowly stir in oils, a little at a time until dough is soft and moist. Cover with plastic wrap, set aside.
  4. For filling:
  5. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the scallions, garlic, chiles, cumin and salt and cook until soft, about 1 minute,. Add reserved squash, olives, raisins, capers, and cook, stirring gently, until well combined, about 1 minute longer. Add broth and orange zest and cook, stirring occasionally until broth is slightly absorbed, about 2 minutes. Stir in cilantro, remove from heat.
  6. To assemble:
  7. Cut 2 husks into 24-inch lengths about 1/2-inch wide. Place other soaked corn husks on cutting board, open side up. Place about a 1/4 cup dough in the center of each husk, leaving enough corn husk free to enclose tamale. Spoon 2 to 3 tablespoons filling on top. Then cover filling with about 2 to 3 tablespoons more of dough. Wrap the husks around the filling and twist and tie ends with reserved strips to make party favor shaped tamales.
  8. Set up a 10-inch steamer basket. Lay tamales in steamer, cover and cook until the husks get slightly translucent, about 50 minutes. Remove tamales from steamer, and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving with additional hot sauce if desired.
  9. Cook's Note: These can also be made into smaller finger sized tamales, and then steamed for 45 minutes as well.
  10. Copyright 2008 Television Food Network, G.P. All rights reserved
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 491.72 Kcal (2059 kJ)
Calories from fat 275 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30.56g 47%
Cholesterol 1.65mg 1%
Sodium 1585.61mg 66%
Potassium 673.55mg 14%
Total Carbs 53.91g 18%
Sugars 9.96g 40%
Dietary Fiber 8.09g 32%
Protein 8.01g 16%
Vitamin C 17.5mg 29%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 8%
Iron 3.1mg 17%
Calcium 67.6mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 141.68 Kcal (593 kJ)
Calories from fat 79.23 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.8g 47%
Cholesterol 0.48mg 1%
Sodium 456.85mg 66%
Potassium 194.06mg 14%
Total Carbs 15.53g 18%
Sugars 2.87g 40%
Dietary Fiber 2.33g 32%
Protein 2.31g 16%
Vitamin C 5mg 29%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 8%
Iron 0.9mg 17%
Calcium 19.5mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.6
    Points
  • 14
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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