| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables, Grains | Vegetarian | Vegetable | 4 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| Potatoes | ||
| Red beans | ||
| Corn | ||
| Spices (cumin; chile powder, etc) (up to) | ||
| 2 | c | Self-rising cornmeal |
| 2/3 | c | Water; about |
| 1 | pk | Premixed "taco seasonings" |
| 1 | tb | Chili powder; about |
| Cayenne pepper or Tabasco sauce – your preference |
INSTRUCTIONS
FILLING BATTER Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 12:27:49 -0800 From: FINNIGAN/Apple@eworld.com When I asked for a lowfat tamale recipe, Beverly Overman sent me a great recipe (I haven't tried it YET). Since I haven't seen her post it, I'm going to do it for her because it sounds really terrific! Here it is: "My mom went through a period of time that she did not eat any meat so she began substituting veggies/lentils for meat ingredients. One of those dishes was hot tamales. She used to combine tiny cubed potatoes, onions, red beans, and corn then kind of mashed them up a little and used them for the filling. Of course she used cumin, chili powders, etc., in addition to the veggies. The outside batter consists of cornmeal, water and seasonings - no oil or fats! I use approximately 1 1/2 to 2 cups of self-rising cornmeal, approx 2/3 cup water and I use a package of the premixed "taco seasonings" and approx 1 Tbsp of chili powders for the spices. If you want it hot you can use cayenne pepper or Tabasco sauce - your preference. The batter should be thick but of a pourable consistency - similar to pancake batter. Not too runny but not real thick. This is the tricky part. I then use about 2 Tbsp of batter for each tamale. I put the batter (oval shaped) on the end of the tamale paper and about 2 Tbsp of filling on top of the cornmeal mixture, roll and tie tamales into bundles of 3 (I use white thread) - place in a deep pan, cover with water and cook for 45 mins to 1 hour. Take each bundle out of the water unroll and eat. Sometimes I unroll the cooked tamales, put in baking dish, cover with an enchilada sauce, sprinkle with ff cheese and bake until thoroughly heated and cheese melts. Delicious! Beverly Overman (boverman@atacms.redstone.army.mil), Huntsville, Alabama FATFREE DIGEST V96 #52 From the Fatfree Vegetarian recipe list. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.
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