Ecuadorean Ecuadorian Tamales De Navidad - for Christmas Recipe

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Ecuadorean Ecuadorian Tamales De Navidad - for Christmas
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Ingredients
27
Count
Nutrition
2366
Calories
Total time
180
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Place whole chicken in large pot with water to cover. Add 1 whole onion, 1 garlic clove, 2 sprigs parsley, 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. Cook on medium heat until the chicken is falling off the bone.
  2. Remove chicken from water & cool.
  3. Strain broth and reserve 4 cups.
  4. When cool, skin and bone chicken. Shed chicken meat.
  5. Add 2 tbsp oil in skillet and add 1/2 diced onion. Sauté over low heat until very soft. Add peanut butter and mix until melted, about 2 minutes. Add 1 tbsp sugar, milk and allspice. Cook until almost ready to boil. Remove from heat and set aside.
  6. In large heavy pot, place masa flour and 3 cups cooled broth. First whisk and then continue to mix with strong wooden spoon. Cook over medium high heat, do not let lumps form. Turn often with wooden spoon. When a thin dark brown crust forms on the bottom of the pot, it is done.
  7. Let masa cool in pot until lukewarm. Turn masa out onto board or waxed paper.
  8. When cool enough to handle, add butter, and lard if you are using it. Knead in by hand. Add 6 oz sugar and knead it. Taste a bit of masa for salt. If your broth was not salty, add 1/2-3/4 tsp salt. Add in the 3 eggs, one at a time. Knead well.
  9. Separate out balls of dough, about the size of a small lemon. Place in center of each banana leaf or foil or parchment paper square wrapper and pat out with your hand until each is about 6 round.
  10. Place about 1/4 c chicken filling onto each masa round.
  11. Place one piece of hard-boiled egg, one olive, 1 slice red bell pepper, 3 pieces of parboiled onion and 3 raisins on top of chicken mixture on each masa round.
  12. Fold over each round into half-moon shape and press edges together well.
  13. Fold over wrapper and tie with kitchen twine if using banana leaves. if using foil or parchment paper, seal edges well.
  14. Place tamales, in batches, in steamer and steam for 30 minutes.
  15. Serve with wrapper still on. Each person opens their own.
  16. If you want to omit a certain filling ingredient from some of them, you can tie different colors of thread around those to identify them later.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2366.24 Kcal (9907 kJ)
Calories from fat 1533.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 170.35g 262%
Cholesterol 720.99mg 240%
Sodium 2620.57mg 109%
Potassium 2049.99mg 44%
Total Carbs 144.51g 48%
Sugars 75.2g 301%
Dietary Fiber 14.7g 59%
Protein 69.79g 140%
Vitamin C 74.2mg 124%
Vitamin A 1.3mg 44%
Iron 17.4mg 96%
Calcium 241.3mg 24%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 190.7 Kcal (798 kJ)
Calories from fat 123.56 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.73g 262%
Cholesterol 58.11mg 240%
Sodium 211.19mg 109%
Potassium 165.21mg 44%
Total Carbs 11.65g 48%
Sugars 6.06g 301%
Dietary Fiber 1.18g 59%
Protein 5.62g 140%
Vitamin C 6mg 124%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 44%
Iron 1.4mg 96%
Calcium 19.4mg 24%

* 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

  • 60.7
    Points
  • 65
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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