Northern Style Bean Tamales Recipe

step 1

• STEP 1.Sort the husk and remove the debris. Soak the husk in warm water. Set aside. For ancho sauce take water in a pot and add ancho chillies and boil.

step 2

• STEP 1.Add the chilies in a blender with garlic, cumin and salt and the water from the boiled chilies. Blend in paste. Reserve 3 tbsp. Heat some oil and add cooked beans, ancho sauce and salt. Cook in thick paste.

step 3

• STEP 1.For the masa add 3 tbsp of the reserved ancho sauce and set aside. Assemble tamales by adding a thin layer of masa to corn husk. add 1 tbsp of beans and repeat for all. Fold the sides. Heat a pan and add husk on the bottom and add water. Cook for 1 hour and serve.