TAMALE ASSEMBLY
Tamale
Lay out corn husk with the wide end to your left and the narrow end to your right. Place about 2 Tbsp. of masa mixture in the lower corner of the husk.
Tamale
Flatten out masa to a rectangular shape.
Tamale
Place desired filling in the middle of masa.
Tamale
Start rolling the tamale keeping filling in the middle of masa and wrapping it like a pig in a blanket.
Tamale
Take narrow end and fold over.
Tamale
Place another husk on table like the one before. Place already rolled tamale on new husk, with closed end facing away from narrow end of new husk and open end facing the narrow end.
Tamale
Start rolling as you did before.
Tamale
Roll it up.
Tamale
Fold over narrow end closing off open end of first husk. Tie up tamale to “hold the fold” using a strip from a long piece of husk.
Tamale
Tie into a double knot and move on to the next one!!
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