Tamales
Preparation time30 min
Cooking time50 min
Portions4
FromLatin America
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 1 onion
- 1 tomato
- 1 zucchini
- 125 ml milk
- 15 g butter
- 5 g caster sugar
- 4 ears of corn
- Salt, pepper
Instructions:
- Peel and finely chop the onion. Wash and peel and seed the tomato and dice it. Wash and peel the zucchini before cutting it into small cubes as well.
- Remove the leaves from the corn cobs and set aside 4 beautiful soft leaves.
- Scald the corn cobs and remove corn kernels with a knife.
- In a frying pan, melt the butter and sauté the chopped onion.
- Then add the diced tomatoes and zucchini and the sugar. Season lightly and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, beat the eggs into an omelette with the milk.
- Stir in the corn kernels and then the milk and egg mixture in the pan. Continue cooking for 10 minutes over very low heat without stopping stirring.
- Place the corn leaves on a work surface and place the filling in the center of each one. Fold the two ends of the leaves inwards and roll the tamale over itself to obtain a small package. Tie it with kitchen string.
- In a large pot, place the tamales with a bottom of water and cover to keep the steam.
- Cook for 30 minutes over low heat, making sure there is always water.
- When the cooking is finished, untie the packages and place your tamales on a serving plate.
Energy | Total carbs | Sugar | Total fat | Saturated fat | Omega 3 | Fibers | Sodium |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
265.0 Kcal | 23.6 g | 12.2 g | 9.5 g | 3.7 g | 0.2 g | 5.9 g | 134.6 g |
The nutritionist's advice:
Tamales are steamed and fit perfectly into a balanced meal. For even more balance, serve them with raw vegetables.