Cuban Tamales

Name: Cuban Tamales
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 8 ears fresh corn, kernels removed; 300g pork, cubed and seasoned; Corn husks, for wrapping; 1 tsp paprika

Tamales Cubanos/tah-MAH-les koo-BAH-nohs/

About this dish

Fresh corn tamales filled with seasoned pork, wrapped in corn husks and boiled.

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Ingredients

🌽8 ears fresh corn, kernels removed

🥩300g pork, cubed and seasoned

🍃Corn husks, for wrapping

🌶️1 tsp paprika

Method

Serves 2

Blend the fresh corn kernels into a coarse paste.

Season the corn paste with paprika and salt.

Spread a layer of corn paste on a husk, add a piece of pork, and wrap tightly.

Boil the tamales for about an hour until firm.

Serve warm, unwrapped at the table.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Cuban tamales are made from fresh, sweet corn rather than dried masa, giving them a distinctive soft, slightly sweet texture.

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