Chiapaneco Tamale

A classic one that you should not miss!. Exquisite tamale prepared with mole that together with the dough creates an incomparable flavor. It is also known as a mole tamale.

 

Tamal chiapaneco

Preparation time: 2 hours and 20 minutes

Ingredients
  1. 1 kg Nixtamalized corn dough
  2. 500 gr lard
  3. Salt
  4. 1 kg. Chicken breast
  5. 200 gr. Plantain
  6. 100 gr. Prune
  7. 100 gr. Olives
  8. 10 pcs. Eggs
  9. 5 pcs. Banana leaves
Mole
  1. 80 gr. Lard
  2. 1.5 l. Chicken soup
  3. 3 pcs. Medium garlic cloves
  4. 80 gr. Ancho chili pepper
  5. 50 gr. Onion
  6. 80 gr. Bread
  7. 70 gr. Mulatto chili pepper
  8. 70 gr. Pasilla chili pepper
  9. 30 gr. Sesame seeds
  10. 50 gr. Pumpkin seeds
  11. 40 gr. Peanuts
  12. 50 gr. Almonds
  13. 120 gr. Tomatoes
  14. 60 gr. Chiapaneco chocolate
  15. 100 gr. Fried plantain
  16. ½ teaspoon Black pepper
  17. ½ Teaspoon Allspice
  18. ½ Teaspoon Cinnamon
  19. ½ Teaspoon Thyme
  20. ½ Teaspoon Oregano
Preparation
For the mole
  1. Fry the chilies and half of the bananas.
  2. Sauté the tomato, onion, garlic and all the spices together with the chocolate then brown the pumpkin seeds with the sesame and peanuts.
  3. Blend these ingredients with the other ones and cook them over low heat, then add sugar and season it, after that let it boil and cook for 10 more minutes.
  4. Add the lard to the dough and add salt then mix it perfectly and knead until it has a smooth consistency and does not stick to the fingers.
  5. Cook the chicken breast and shred it.
  6. Cut the plantain into slices and fry them.
  7. Cut the eggs into slices.
  8. Cut the banana leaves into rectangles and pass through a comal until they have a homogeneous shine.
  9. Spread the dough on the banana leaf, add a tablespoon of mole, a portion of chicken, banana, egg, prune, almond and olives.
  10. Wrap the tamale with the sides of the sheet trying not to let the ingredients come out.
  11. Cook in a steamer for approximately 1 hour.
Tips:

It is recommended to prepare the mole a day before with a thick consistency.



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