Tamales de Elote

Name: Tamales de Elote
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 8 ears fresh corn; 1/2 cup butter; 1/4 cup sugar; Corn husks, soaked

Tamales de Elote/tah-MAH-lehs deh eh-LOH-teh/

Also known as: Fresh Corn Tamales

About this dish

Sweet, tender fresh-corn tamales steamed in corn husks, a summertime Mexican treat.

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Ingredients

🌽8 ears fresh corn

🧈1/2 cup butter

🍬1/4 cup sugar

🌽Corn husks, soaked

Method

Serves 3

Blend the fresh corn kernels into a thick paste.

Beat in softened butter and sugar.

Spoon the mixture into soaked corn husks and fold closed.

Steam upright for about an hour until set.

Rest briefly before unwrapping and serving.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Tamales de elote are made from fresh sweet corn rather than masa harina, giving them a softer, sweeter, cake-like texture.

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