Tamales de Rajas

Name: Tamales de Rajas (Tamales Filled with Chicken and Sliced Jalapeño)
Yield: Makes 10 tamales
Cuisine: Mexico
Ingredients: 1 pound (455 g) fresh masa quebrajada; 1 tablespoon sea salt; 5¼ ounces (150 g) lard; ½ cup (65 g) chopped onion; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1½ cups (295 g) shredded cooked chicken breast; 2 jalapeños, cut lengthwise in strips; ½ teaspoon sea salt; 1 pound (455 g) roughly chopped tomatoes; 4 large epazote leaves; ¼ teaspoon dried oregano; 10 corn husks, soaked at least 2 hours in water; 10 corn husks, soaked at least 2 hours in water

Tamales Filled with Chicken and Sliced Jalapeño

Preparation info

Makes
10
tamales

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Oaxaca

By Bricia Lopez and Javier Cabral

Published 2019

About

Tamales are a blank canvas, really. You can put almost whatever you want inside and it will be delicious. In Oaxaca, our tamales de rajas are a bit different than the rest of Mexico. They are made from sliced jalapeños and chicken, instead of chiles with cheese. The tomato adds some nice brightness.

Ingredients

For the Masa Preparada

1 pound (455 g) fresh masa quebrajada
5¼ ounces<

Americas
Mexico
Oaxacan
Starter
Central America
Oaxaca

Method

Make the Masa Preparada

In a large mixing bowl, add the masa and fluff it up for about 3 minutes using your hands or a rubber spatula. Slowly start incorporating the lard and ½ cup (120