Name: Black Tamales
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12 Servings
Ingredients: 1 pound Chicken pieces; 1 Bell pepper; 5 Tomatoes; 2 Cinnamon sticks; 1 Dried chili pepper; 2 ounce Squash seeds; 2 ounce Sesame seeds; 4 ounce Chocolate; 2 cup Corn flour; 1 Stick of butter; Sugar; 1 pinch Salt; Plantain leaves

How to Make Black Tamales

On this page we present you 3 different ways to prepare this recipe:

Black Tamales (Original version)
Delicious Black Tamales (Version with 24 ingredients and 11 steps)
Version in Spanish

Guatemalan black tamales are a typical dish from Guatemala with a unique sweet flavor, follow this recipe step by step to enjoy this traditional Guatemalan dish.

Guatemalan black tamales, a typical dish from Guatemala with a unique sweet flavor, require the following steps to enjoy this traditional dish.

Black Tamales

Main Dish

1 hour

Boiled

12 Servings

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Ingredients

1 pound of Chicken pieces

1 Bell pepper

5 Tomatoes

2 Cinnamon sticks

1 Dried chili pepper

2 ounces of Squash seeds

2 ounces of Sesame seeds

4 ounces of Chocolate

2 cups of Corn flour

1 Stick of butter

Sugar

1 pinch of Salt

Plantain leaves

Preparation

Step 1 : In a skillet, brown the tomatoes, bell pepper, and dried chili pepper.

Step 2 : Meanwhile, in another skillet, brown the squash seeds, one cinnamon stick, and two ounces of sesame seeds.

Step 3 : Next, melt the chocolate in boiling water and blend it with the browned ingredients.

Step 4 : The resulting mixture is cooked in a pot with oil, seasoned with salt and sugar to taste, and boiled for 2 minutes.

Step 5 : In a medium pot, mix the corn flour with water, melted butter, and a cinnamon stick.

Step 6 : Then, boil until a dough is obtained.

Step 7 : To assemble the Guatemalan black tamales, place a portion of dough, add the sauce, chicken, and banana leaves, wrap it, and cook for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Step 8 : Once ready, remove from heat, let it cool, and ready to enjoy the delicious Guatemalan black tamales!

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Delicious Black Tamales

Guatemalan Black Tamales are a representation of the country's gastronomic identity, ideal for celebrating festive times like Christmas and New Year's. The recado, made with ingredients like chocolate, almonds, and chilies, gives it a unique flavor and thick texture.

Main Dish

1 hour

15 Servings

Ingredients

6 Tomatoes

½ ounce of Pork lard

12 ounces of Sugar

3 Champurradas

½ pound of Chocolate

3 Cloves

1 Pasilla chili

2 ounces of Pepitoria

2 ounces of Sesame seeds

1 Cinnamon stick

1 pinch of Salt

2 pounds of Corn dough

6 ounces of Crushed rice

1 Cinnamon stick

½ pound of Pork lard

12 ounces of Sugar

1 ½ pound of Pork shoulder

½ pound of Bacon

1 Maxán leaves pack

1 Plantain leaves pack

4 Large bell peppers

12 ounces of Prunes

4 ounces of Almonds

1 Bunch of cibaque

Preparation

Step 1 : To prepare the tamales, start by roasting the tomatoes and chili, then blend them until smooth.

Step 2 : Next, brown the pepitoria, sesame seeds, cinnamon, and cloves separately, then grind them and set aside.

Step 3 : After reducing the champurradas to crumbs, mix them with the blended tomato mixture, spices, and seeds, and fry everything together with lard.

Step 4 : Add the chocolate, sugar, and salt, and cook the mixture for 15 minutes.

Step 5 : Then cook the rice, blend it, and mix it with dough, water, and cinnamon, and boil it.

Step 6 : Add sugar, essence, salt, and lard, and beat until smooth.

Step 7 : Next, cut the plantain leaves and dry them in the sun.

Step 8 : Cook the plantain leaves and cut them into strips.

Step 9 : Boil the meat with recado, roast and peel the chilies, then cut them into strips.

Step 10 : To assemble the tamales, place a portion of dough on a plantain leaf, add recado, meat, prune, chili, bacon, bell pepper, and almond.

Step 11 : Wrap everything and tie it, then steam for approximately 2 hours.