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Authentic Pork Tamales Rojos

Traditional Mexican tamales filled with tender pork in a rich red chile sauce, wrapped in soft masa and steamed to perfection.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 20 tamales
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Calories: 320
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Pork Filling
  • 2 lbs pork shoulder
  • 4 guajillo chiles dried
  • 3 ancho chiles dried
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 0.5 onion

Equipment

  • Large pot
  • Blender
  • Steamer pot
  • Mixing bowls

Method
 

  1. Cook pork until tender and shred.
  2. Blend soaked chiles into sauce.
  3. Mix pork with sauce.
  4. Prepare masa dough.
  5. Assemble tamales and steam.

Notes

Steam until masa separates easily from husk.