On Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:09:28 GMT, Dawn >
wrote:

>> As the chili simmered this afternoon, I made a bowl of tamale dough to
>> use up the last of the Thanksgiving smoked turkey. I used Stephen
>> Pyles' recipe for the masa.
>
>Mmmn, that sounds yummy. I've got some leftovers in the freezer, I might
> copy your idea. How did you season your filling?
>
I didn't season the turkey much. It had been brined and smoked with
lemon slices under the skin. I sliced it very thin and added a slice
of pickled jalapeno to each tukey tamale. I had some masa left, so I
made a few black bean tamales with little pieces of homemade chipotle
in with the beans.
>
>> I figure the tamales will be a little present for my friends up in
>> Kansas if I make it there. Wish me luck.
>
>You can drop some of those off in Kansas City, if you like.

That would be just a bit out of the way, I'm guessing.
>
>It's still snowing here, but I suspect the highways will be clear
>tomorrow. Most of the local city roads are merely wet.
>
I imagine things will be okay once I get away from the panicky Texas
drivers.
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