Name: Tamales with Huitlacoche (Tamales de Huitlacoche)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 pound dried cornhusks; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ cup lard or solid vegetable shortening; 2 cups canned or frozen huitlacoche, plus ½ cup for the huitlacoche crema; 1 cup masa harina; ½ cup chicken stock or vegetable stock; ¾ cup warm water; Julienned radishes, for garnish; ½ cup coarsely chopped cilantro; ½ cup crumbed Cotija cheese

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Dos Caminos Mexican Street Food

By Ivy Stark

Published 2013

About

Huitlacoche, the famed corn fungus of Mexico, adds a mystical flavor to these tamales. There are whole cults of people devoted to it. You can buy it online either frozen or in cans (see “Resources”). Tamales often have nothing in the center beyond flavored masa, like these. For a vegetarian version, use solid vegetable shortening and vegetable stock.