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Bring the water to a boil, then turn the heat to medium-low and cover the pot with a lid. Steam the tamales for up to 2 hours or until the masa dough is firm. Check the level of water from time to time and do not let it run dry. Allow the tamales to cool for at least 5 minutes before unwrapping them for serving.
It is made of masa, which is a dough made of a specific kind of white corn meal. The package of white corn flour should say masa para tamales.. You add chicken stock and lard to the corn flour to get the right masa, then fill the dough with meat, garlic, onions, chile peppers, etc. mexican tamal is what we call a hot tamale. Its looks like a big fig newton to me, but it dont taste like a fig newton. It is usually rolled in corn husks (common in mexico) or even rolled in banana leaves (common in central america) It can be spicy, sweet, mild, etc...depending on how you make it.