Tamal Verde & Humitas

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Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Art of Peruvian Cuisine: Volume 1

By Tony Custer

Published 2000

  • About

The recipe for tamal verde comes to us from Andrea Graña who is from one of Lima’s most traditional and respected families and a great lover of fine food. The Spanish introduced various savory fillings to the basic Quechua ground corn preparation known as humintas and called them tamales. The smoky bouquet that fills the kitchen as you unwrap the traditional warm banana leaf covering is central to