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

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Food is our common ground, a universal experience
James Beard

On Thu, 29 Dec 2016 19:47:48 -0800, 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

my goodness, that is surely a large pile of masa in the video.. The
tool reminds me of something used to apply mortar or grout. I can see
where speeding up this one step would make tamale production a lot
easier. Did you make about 2 dozen tamales? I like red chile pork
tamales . Send any leftovers to me, please.
Janet US

On Thu, 29 Dec 2016 21:12:23 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Thu, 29 Dec 2016 19:47:48 -0800, 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
>
>my goodness, that is surely a large pile of masa in the video.. The
>tool reminds me of something used to apply mortar or grout. I can see
>where speeding up this one step would make tamale production a lot
>easier. Did you make about 2 dozen tamales? I like red chile pork
>tamales . Send any leftovers to me, please.
>Janet US

LOL, they are on their way Janet
I made a couple of dozen today. In the next few days I'll be making
more for the freezer.

koko

--

Food is our common ground, a universal experience
James Beard

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!

On Fri, 30 Dec 2016, dsi1 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!
>

Oh wow, that spreader thing is such a simple yet clever solution to making
consistent tamales. I LOVE tamales, but I know they can be quite high in
calories, so they're a treat for me. Seeing that video and the tool looks
like it's something I could probably try to do at home...

On Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 9:47:54 PM UTC-6, 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
>
I remember that video! She does make it look easy and I've
made them once using an America's Test Kitchen recipe and an
offset spatula to spread the dough.

Just to be curious I added her spreader to the shopping cart
on the that site. It was $7 but $8 to ship it.

:-((

On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:07:24 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 9:47:54 PM UTC-6, 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
>>
>I remember that video! She does make it look easy and I've
>made them once using an America's Test Kitchen recipe and an
>offset spatula to spread the dough.
>
>Just to be curious I added her spreader to the shopping cart
>on the that site. It was $7 but $8 to ship it.
>
>:-((

it looks like Amazon has it for 8 and if you have Amazon Prime, there
is no shipping for 2 day delivery

On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 13:13:49 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
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

--

Food is our common ground, a universal experience
James Beard

On Friday, December 30, 2016 at 11:14:12 PM UTC-6, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
> On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:07:24 -0800 (PST), "
> > wrote:
>

> >Just to be curious I added her spreader to the shopping cart
> >on the that site. It was $7 but $8 to ship it.
> >
> >:-((
>
> it looks like Amazon has it for 8 and if you have Amazon Prime, there
> is no shipping for 2 day delivery
>
>
I just checked eBay and they have it for $9.99 with free shipping.
There was another model for sale for $2.49 but $8.00 shipping.

There's a Mexican market 4 or 5 miles from me and I'll have to
stop in and see if they have this in stock.

On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:40:23 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

> On Friday, December 30, 2016 at 11:14:12 PM UTC-6, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:07:24 -0800 (PST), "
> > > wrote:
> >
>
> > >Just to be curious I added her spreader to the shopping cart
> > >on the that site. It was $7 but $8 to ship it.
> > >
> > >:-((
> >
> > it looks like Amazon has it for 8 and if you have Amazon Prime, there
> > is no shipping for 2 day delivery
> >
> >
> I just checked eBay and they have it for $9.99 with free shipping.
> There was another model for sale for $2.49 but $8.00 shipping.
>
> There's a Mexican market 4 or 5 miles from me and I'll have to
> stop in and see if they have this in stock.

I'm thinking my bench scraper will do the trick.


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:21:20 -0600, barbie gee >
wrote:

>
>
>On Fri, 30 Dec 2016, dsi1 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!
>>
>
>Oh wow, that spreader thing is such a simple yet clever solution to making
>consistent tamales. I LOVE tamales, but I know they can be quite high in
>calories, so they're a treat for me. Seeing that video and the tool looks
>like it's something I could probably try to do at home...
>
I agree that tamales are a treat. Since I have all the fixens I'm
makiing more to freeze. I'll be making more pork but this time with
green chile. My friend gave me some venison he canned so I'll be
developing a recipe for venison tamales.
The masa spreader is really easy to use but it does take a few tries
to get it right.

koko

--

Food is our common ground, a universal experience
James Beard

On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:07:24 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 9:47:54 PM UTC-6, 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
>>
>I remember that video! She does make it look easy and I've
>made them once using an America's Test Kitchen recipe and an
>offset spatula to spread the dough.
>
>Just to be curious I added her spreader to the shopping cart
>on the that site. It was $7 but $8 to ship it.
>
>:-((

I think it's still worth it for the speed and convenience, I whipped
right through the husks like lightening. I was kind of disappointed I
wasn't making more because it was so much fun to use.

koko

--

Food is our common ground, a universal experience
James Beard

On Friday, December 30, 2016 at 7:40:27 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Friday, December 30, 2016 at 11:14:12 PM UTC-6, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:07:24 -0800 (PST), "
> > > wrote:
> >
>
> > >Just to be curious I added her spreader to the shopping cart
> > >on the that site. It was $7 but $8 to ship it.
> > >
> > >:-((
> >
> > it looks like Amazon has it for 8 and if you have Amazon Prime, there
> > is no shipping for 2 day delivery
> >
> >
> I just checked eBay and they have it for $9.99 with free shipping.
> There was another model for sale for $2.49 but $8.00 shipping.
>
> There's a Mexican market 4 or 5 miles from me and I'll have to
> stop in and see if they have this in stock.

I would just go to the hardware store down the street.

https://www.amazon.com/3M-357-Bondo-...dp/B000BOC9K4/

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
>
> --
>
> 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

On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 03:15:08 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
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
>>
>> --
>>
>> 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

--

Food is our common ground, a universal experience
James Beard

On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 02:36:53 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
wrote:

>On Friday, December 30, 2016 at 7:40:27 PM UTC-10, wrote:
>> On Friday, December 30, 2016 at 11:14:12 PM UTC-6, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> >
>> > On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:07:24 -0800 (PST), "
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>>
>> > >Just to be curious I added her spreader to the shopping cart
>> > >on the that site. It was $7 but $8 to ship it.
>> > >
>> > >:-((
>> >
>> > it looks like Amazon has it for 8 and if you have Amazon Prime, there
>> > is no shipping for 2 day delivery
>> >
>> >
>> I just checked eBay and they have it for $9.99 with free shipping.
>> There was another model for sale for $2.49 but $8.00 shipping.
>>
>> There's a Mexican market 4 or 5 miles from me and I'll have to
>> stop in and see if they have this in stock.
>
>I would just go to the hardware store down the street.
>
>https://www.amazon.com/3M-357-Bondo-...dp/B000BOC9K4/

The masa spreader is not totally flat. It has what I call "skids" on
the sides to elevate it from the surface. Watch the video, she shows
it.
koko

--

Food is our common ground, a universal experience
James Beard

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
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> 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
>
> --
>
> 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.

On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 6:48:49 AM UTC-10, koko wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 02:36:53 -0800 (PST), dsi1 <dsi1yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >On Friday, December 30, 2016 at 7:40:27 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> >> On Friday, December 30, 2016 at 11:14:12 PM UTC-6, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:07:24 -0800 (PST), "
> >> > > wrote:
> >> >
> >>
> >> > >Just to be curious I added her spreader to the shopping cart
> >> > >on the that site. It was $7 but $8 to ship it.
> >> > >
> >> > >:-((
> >> >
> >> > it looks like Amazon has it for 8 and if you have Amazon Prime, there
> >> > is no shipping for 2 day delivery
> >> >
> >> >
> >> I just checked eBay and they have it for $9.99 with free shipping.
> >> There was another model for sale for $2.49 but $8.00 shipping.
> >>
> >> There's a Mexican market 4 or 5 miles from me and I'll have to
> >> stop in and see if they have this in stock.
> >
> >I would just go to the hardware store down the street.
> >
> >https://www.amazon.com/3M-357-Bondo-...dp/B000BOC9K4/
>
> The masa spreader is not totally flat. It has what I call "skids" on
> the sides to elevate it from the surface. Watch the video, she shows
> it.
> koko
>
> --
>
> Food is our common ground, a universal experience
> James Beard

That's probably good to have but I have some experience with spreading goop on flat surfaces so I might not need the skids.

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
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> 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
>>
>> --
>>
>> 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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Food is our common ground, a universal experience
James Beard

On Friday, December 30, 2016 at 11:45:27 PM UTC-6, sf wrote:
>
> On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:40:23 -0800 (PST), "
> > wrote:
> >
> > There's a Mexican market 4 or 5 miles from me and I'll have to
> > stop in and see if they have this in stock.
>
> I'm thinking my bench scraper will do the trick.
>
>
Hmmmmmm, I've got one of those too and hadn't thought about
using it to spread masa. Good idea!

On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 4:36:56 AM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
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> On Friday, December 30, 2016 at 7:40:27 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> >
> > There's a Mexican market 4 or 5 miles from me and I'll have to
> > stop in and see if they have this in stock.
>
> I would just go to the hardware store down the street.
>
> https://www.amazon.com/3M-357-Bondo-...dp/B000BOC9K4/
>
>
Good idea!

itsjoannotjoann wrote:
>sf wrote:
>>itsjoannotjoann wrote:
>> >
>> > There's a Mexican market 4 or 5 miles from me and I'll have to
>> > stop in and see if they have this in stock.
>>
>> I'm thinking my bench scraper will do the trick.
>Hmmmmmm, I've got one of those too and hadn't thought about
>using it to spread masa. Good idea!

My late MIL used to make huge quantities of wonderful tamales,
plantain leaves filled with chicken and masa in a luxurious spicey red
sauce.
http://belizenewspost.com/belizean-tamales/