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Pork for Tamales

SUBMITTED BY: APPLUVR

"A delicious recipe for preparing pork to use in making pork tamales. After the meat is cooked and shredded, mix with salsa and refrigerate overnight. If you are making your own tamale dough, you may want to reserve 1 1/4 cup of the broth before draining."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 7 stars. This recipe average a 4.1 star rating.
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PREP TIME  20 Min
COOK TIME  1 Hr
READY IN  1 Hr 20 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 pound pork butt roast
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 onion
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled
  • 1 bay leaf
  • salt to taste
  • 8 black peppercorns
  • 1 dried red chile pepper

DIRECTIONS

  1. Trim fat from pork butt. Cut into chunks and place in a large saucepan. Add water, onion, garlic, bay leaf, salt, peppercorns and chile pepper. Bring to a boil; skim foam from surface. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
  2. Drain broth, let meat cool and shred with a fork. Refrigerate overnight if desired.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 31, 2004 by Avon Lady Lisa
I cooked this for use with tamales, but my children were so enticed by the smell, they kept... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2003 by JAKKPETERS
This tastes really good. I preferred the pork to beef in tamales when I made both. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2003 by SPAK
This recipe is as close as you can get to authentic...without flying to San Antonio. The... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 22, 2005 by SHELLYHELM
Nothing special. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 19, 2008 by michellereno
What a great recipe! This is easy to make and good in corn or flour tortillas with a little... MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Pork for Tamales

Servings Per Recipe: 16

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 34

  • Total Fat: 1.9g
  • Cholesterol: 11mg
  • Sodium: 17mg
  • Total Carbs: 0.8g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.2g
  • Protein: 3.6g

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