The Love For Tamales You 're at school, in class, not being able to focus the entire time because you can’t get your mind off the tamales your mother had promised to have ready by the time you go out. Just thinking about them makes your mouth water, and you cant wait to take the first bite to satisfy your craving. Although a lot of people know how to make tamales, no one will ever compare to the tamales my mom makes for me and my family. As soon as you take a bite out of them you feel delighted, and will make you feel the need to keep eating them without keeping track of how many you ate. I’m sure after having a taste of them you will not want to have any other tamales other than my moms’s. To begin with the process of making the tamales, we need to buy the ingredients and the utensils you will need to make them. First, you will need to buy the dough for the tamales, not just any dough though; this one is special. You will have to ask for the dough depending on the amount of tamales you will want to make, which is usually sold by pound (one pound is …show more content…
Remember the steamer I mentioned at the beginning, well now is the time were you will have to use it. Fill up the cooking pot with water about one fourth the pot and place the steamer rack inside. The steamer rack will be were you place the tamales when its time to set them in the pan. By this time you should place a a rock inside the center of the rack to add the support of the tamales and will help them stay up. Make sure the folded part of the tamale is held down that way the stuffing won’t come out when its cooking. Organize all the tamales around the rock leaning towards it and continue to build your self up until you have finished pilling the tamales. Place a moist small towel over the tamales and a plastic bag to seal the pot then cover it and put it on the stove. Let the pot sit there for about 2 hours with a medium fire
The first thing you will need to do is gather everything that is essential to the task. This should be simple because there are only eight ingredients. They consist of flour tortillas, refried beans, ground beef, grated cheese, green onions, tomatoes, mushroom soup, and sour cream. You will also need a large mixing bowl, a frying pan, a pot, a knife, a spatula, four or five tablespoons, and a nine by thirteen glass baking dish.
Conchas (Mexican Sweet Bread) is also known as Pan Dulce translates to “Sweet Bread” in English and is not indigenous food in Mexico. Conchas are seashells and are the most iconic of Mexican pan dulce, consisting of domes covered in a puzzle of crystallized sugar squares (lamag.com). In Mexico from my personal experiences every time we had Conchas we had to have hot chocolate with them. It’s like making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich you must have both the peanut butter and jelly or else it just won’t taste the same. I went to Mexico in 2007 and every other day we had both freshly made Conchas and hot chocolate. My family in Mexico was so lucky they had a Panaderia (Mexican Bread Bakery) down the street from their house. Not only are Conchas for breakfast but also I have seen them on Christmas Eve parties, and for my
Colombia is famous for many types of cuisine. In America, different states/areas are known for different types of food. For example, the coastline has great seafood and the south has awesome comfort food. Colombia is divided into 32 departments, or country subdivisions. Each area has unique dishes that reflect their department.
A quesadilla can be an easy and low costing college meal. Ingredients needed to make are two tortillas, corn, tomato, shredded cheese and refried beans. First, take two tortillas out of the package and butter thoroughly. Next, grill the tortillas on the George Foreman grill. This will make the tortillas crispy. After you’re done grilling put on toppings of corn, tomato and cheese onto a tortilla. Then, put the other tortilla on top of the toppings and put the quesadilla back onto the grill. Finally, take the quesadilla off the grill and put refried beans on the side. Sprinkling cheese on top of the refried beans will make a delicious dip. Have fun eating your cheap, but tasty quesadilla!
The final thing to do is steam the tamales for this you will need to do is use a stock pot with wire lining or steamer insert. Add enough water as to keep it below the steamer. Add a few husks to prevent the tamales from getting wet. Tamales must be placed open side up along the inside perimeter of the stock pot. Place extra husks on top the tamales and cover the pot. Steam for about an hour or until the husks peels away from the masa easily. And just one last thing is serve warm or freeze after cooling.
Rosario Castellanos was born during the takeoff of feminism. She was determined to go through life differently than her mother and grandmother did. Castellanos was greatly influenced by exploring past generations, but she was also influenced by Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. Sor Juana’s work shows how self-education convinces women to feel accepted and important regardless of what society says. Rosario Castellanos was greatly influenced by Sor Juana de la Cruz, and thus Castellanos’ works reflect her support for women in education, but in a more humorous sense. One of Castellanos’ short stories, “Culinary Lesson”, illustrates Rosario Castellanos’ firm belief that women should be educated and do things outside of the home; her influences came from her early life and from her studies of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. Castellanos’, Culinary Lesson, is a continuation of Sor Juana’s, “The Self, the World”, except with an added twist of humor and sarcasm.
Preview: I will be demonstrating to you all how to prepare, form, and cook authentic Salvadoran pupusas.
The last step of this recipe is waiting. The master pot should be left on low heat for about one hour and a half to two hours while stirring consistently to prevent sticking or burning to the edges of the pan. The sauce can be thinned if too thick by simply adding some more, you guessed it, chicken stock. When the sauce is done, my grandmother usually puts some salt and pours it on some cooked chicken with rice on the sides. The rice she makes (another traditional dish) is delicious and requires a recipe of its own. But after the sauce is nice and ready, pour it on your choice of poultry or even get crative. The end result is always a happy mouth and a taste of mexican heritage itself. Enjoy.
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To start the recipe, the following supplies will be needed; a medium bowl, knives, measuring spoons, a cutting board, and a spatula to stir the ingredients, a regular spoon can be used
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