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Pork for Tamales

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."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (7)

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Wine Sauvignon Blanc
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Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 20 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 16 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 32 | Total Fat: 1.7g | Cholesterol: 10mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 18, 2009 by Donna Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This was ok on it's own, but true Mexican tamale meat has a few more ingredients in it. I used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 31, 2004 by Avon Lady Lisa   view full review
I cooked this for use with tamales, but my children were so enticed by the smell, they kept...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2003 by SPAK   view full review
This recipe is as close as you can get to authentic...without flying to San Antonio. The...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2003 by JAKKPETERS   view full review
This tastes really good. I preferred the pork to beef in tamales when I made both.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 19, 2008 by michellereno   view full review
What a great recipe! This is easy to make and good in corn or flour tortillas with a little...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 22, 2005 by SHELLYHELM   view full review
Nothing special.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 24, 2009 by Kali Durga   view full review
Very nice, very simple. Just ate it in wraps with mesclun and tomatoes. I cut up the onion,...

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