Rice tamal is a traditional Latin American dish that combines cooked rice with a savory pork filling, wrapped in banana leaves and served with a refreshing radish salad.
To prepare the rice tamal, first cook a flavorful pork filling seasoned with spices and prepare a pesto-like sauce.
Then, mix the rice with the sauce and wrap it along with the filling in banana leaves.
The tamal is steamed and served with a delicious radish salad.
Rice Tamal
Ingredients
2 cups of Cooked white rice
4 Banana leaves
1 Egg
½ cup of Grated mozzarella cheese
½ cup of Parmesan cheese
¼ cup of Maranon seeds
4 Garlic cloves
¼ cup of Cilantro leaves
¼ cup of Parsley leaves
¼ cup of Basil
½ cup of Olive oil
¼ cup of Water
½ pound of Pork for stewing
1 tablespoon of Achiote
½ cup of Chopped onion
1 tablespoon of Ground garlic
¼ cup of Chopped green chili
2 tablespoons of Tamarind juice
½ cup of Water
1 cup of Sliced radish
¼ cup of Chopped green onion
2 Lemons
1 tablespoon of Olive oil
1 pinch of Salt
1 pinch of Black pepper
Preparation
Step 1 : For the filling, cut the pork into cubes and season with salt, pepper, cumin, and achiote.
Step 2 : Then, brown the meat and add onion, chili, and garlic.
Step 3 : Add tamarind juice and cook for 20 minutes.
Step 4 : Next, prepare a green sauce with cilantro, parsley, basil, garlic, Parmesan cheese, maranon seeds, and water.
Step 5 : Mix this sauce with the cooked rice and grated mozzarella cheese.
Step 6 : Add the egg and mix well.
Step 7 : Proceed to place the rice dough on banana leaves with a bit of filling, wrap it, and steam for 25 minutes.
Step 8 : Finally, prepare the salad by mixing radish, green onion, lemon, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Step 9 : Serve the tamales accompanied by the salad.
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