On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 10:59:00 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
wrote:

>On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 6:46:29 AM UTC-10, koko wrote:
>> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 03:15:08 -0800 (PST), dsi1 <dsi1yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Friday, December 30, 2016 at 7:37:57 PM UTC-10, koko wrote:
>> >> On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 13:13:49 -0800 (PST), dsi1 <dsiyahoo.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >On Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 5:47:54 PM UTC-10, koko wrote:
>> >> >> Woo Hoo Tamales done!!!
>> >> >> I used the masa spreader that I bought a long time ago. At the time I
>> >> >> bought it I felt like I had "sucker" written across my forehead as I
>> >> >> checked out. O.K. I'm so happy I was a sucker for it.
>> >> >> https://youtu.be/FHos6eKiU9E
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It does take a little practice but after a while, I whipped through
>> >> >> them like a hot knife through butter.
>> >> >> The tamales are red chile and pork
>> >> >> https://flic.kr/p/Q9d8e3
>> >> >> https://flic.kr/p/PtGvWP
>> >> >> https://flic.kr/p/Q9d7Yy
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Blog post with step by step and recipes to follow soon
>> >> >>
>> >> >> koko
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Food is our common ground, a universal experience
>> >> >> James Beard
>> >> >
>> >> >That looks just scrumptious. Red chile pork filling sounds like a terribly good idea. That little gizmo seems like a wonderful time saver. I can probably just buy a squeegee from the hardware store though. One of these days, I'll make those things. We'll probably use green bananas for the masa - we have tons of green banana around here. Thanks!
>> >>
>> >> I make tortillas using plantains so the bananas might work for the
>> >> masa.
>> >>
>> >> koko
>> >>
>> >> --
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>> >> Food is our common ground, a universal experience
>> >> James Beard
>> >
>> >Mostly we have bananas here, not plantains. Oddly enough, pasteles are popular in Hawaii. It's the Puerto Rican version of tamales except that the masa is made from bananas or plantains. We make a deconstructed stew from this dish called "patele stew." You won't find this dish anywhere except Hawaii.
>> >
>> >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6_irWeC224
>>
>> Dang, that looks really good. I have most of the ingredients, the rest
>> are on my shopping list.
>>
>> koko
>>
>> --
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>> Food is our common ground, a universal experience
>> James Beard
>
>I would cut down on the cumin and oregano - that would make it taste too much like chili. Some recipes don't use either.

Thank you, I noticed that some don't use them. I'm probably going to
use the ingredients that are common throughout the recipes, that make
it a true pastele and take it from there. I'm sure there are as many
variations of it as there are cooks.

koko

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