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re: Tamales (photos)
Posted on 6/5/13 at 8:52 am to MeridianDog
Posted on 6/5/13 at 8:52 am to MeridianDog
Those looks nice Clark. Real nice..
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Posted on 6/5/13 at 9:01 am to LSUballs
I would plow 
Posted on 6/5/13 at 9:02 am to MeridianDog
So adding a little pussy to your tamales goes over well with the crowd. 
I couldn't avoid it, they look pretty good. Honduran style uses banana leaves and I have some plants that produce a lot of them
I couldn't avoid it, they look pretty good. Honduran style uses banana leaves and I have some plants that produce a lot of themThis post was edited on 6/5/13 at 9:16 am
Posted on 6/5/13 at 9:10 am to MeridianDog
very nice thread 
tamales are something I enjoy but not to the point that I want to spend 2 days making them
tamales are something I enjoy but not to the point that I want to spend 2 days making them
This post was edited on 6/5/13 at 9:11 am
Posted on 6/5/13 at 9:13 am to Rohan2Reed
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I've been a tamale fiend since growing up as a boy down on Toledo Bend going to the Zwolle Tamale Festival every year .. I've eaten a ton of them over the years. Those look really solid.
Remember to unwrap them unlike your lady friend.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 9:26 am to hiltacular
Reply to everyone:
Thanks for the nice comments. Tamales are a challenge because of the time investment (soaking the corn husks, lengthy time usually needed to get the pork/chicken/beef tender enough assembly time and steaming time).
No one step takes all that long, but when they are all strung together, you have a lot invested in your finished product. I don't want this to get racist, but there are quite a few folks in any town that do a really good job and probably could use the money so we usually buy ours. Just did these to keep my rolling and steaming skills up and to show myself that I can still do it if needed.
I would hate to need to do 12 dozen of these. They are tailgate or party table worthy, but a poor investment of time if a crowd is expected.
Good way to waste a few minutes or longer.
Thanks for the nice comments. Tamales are a challenge because of the time investment (soaking the corn husks, lengthy time usually needed to get the pork/chicken/beef tender enough assembly time and steaming time).
No one step takes all that long, but when they are all strung together, you have a lot invested in your finished product. I don't want this to get racist, but there are quite a few folks in any town that do a really good job and probably could use the money so we usually buy ours. Just did these to keep my rolling and steaming skills up and to show myself that I can still do it if needed.
I would hate to need to do 12 dozen of these. They are tailgate or party table worthy, but a poor investment of time if a crowd is expected.
Good way to waste a few minutes or longer.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 10:03 am to MeridianDog
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Reply to everyone: Thanks for the nice comments. Tamales are a challenge because of the time investment (soaking the corn husks, lengthy time usually needed to get the pork/chicken/beef tender enough assembly time and steaming time). No one step takes all that long, but when they are all strung together, you have a lot invested in your finished product. I don't want this to get racist, but there are quite a few folks in any town that do a really good job and probably could use the money so we usually buy ours. Just did these to keep my rolling and steaming skills up and to show myself that I can still do it if needed. I would hate to need to do 12 dozen of these. They are tailgate or party table worthy, but a poor investment of time if a crowd is expected. Good way to waste a few minutes or longer.
That's probably why I appreciate your threads, because not only are you not lazy, but prove that you will go that extra step to do it right and make good food, and convinced that there is nothing that you cannot do and do well.
If there is one thing people should take from these threads, it's that most everything is possible or achievable when you simply have the desire to do it.
those are encouraging attributes MD, and I pray it proves to be a motivating factor for us all in everything food related. Posted on 6/5/13 at 10:14 am to Mike da Tigah
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Mike da Tigah
Thanks for the good words Mike.
I have no idea how many "Atta-boys" it takes these days to cancel out the "Oh shite" that evidently was the infamous Vienna Sausage post.
Painful memory for some
Posted on 6/5/13 at 10:29 am to MeridianDog
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I have no idea how many "Atta-boys" it takes these days to cancel out the "Oh shite" that evidently was the infamous Vienna Sausage post.
I wouldn't sweat it. Some love to fixate on more trivial things.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 10:43 am to Mike da Tigah
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That's probably why I appreciate your threads, because not only are you not lazy, but prove that you will go that extra step to do it right and make good food, and convinced that there is nothing that you cannot do and do well.
food really isnt THAT tough, but its so intimidating for some people (even those that enjoy doing it). Theres such a stigma with screwing stuff up, we often dont have just the right ingredients on hand, then there are time issues, it can be costly etc... there are a lot of easy reasons to say "nah, not going to do it" and settle for something else.
ive been trying to more aware of that all and push myself to try a new recipe or two weekly, and to improve on one or two that ive done before... even if i get a bit lazy all the other nights. could be something totally simple, or much more elaborate.
ive been playing with making fresh cheeses lately, and just got some curing salt i want to put to work. tamales have been on the list for awhile, and i think they just got bumped up (though ill probably do a simple cheese/veggie filling for the sake of time, and potential of screwing up the first batch i make)
This post was edited on 6/5/13 at 10:44 am
Posted on 6/5/13 at 10:43 am to MeridianDog
I cook a lot but I've still not gotten around to trying tamales. Although now that I've them from the el gordo y flaco that walk around to the bars in Houston, I'm not sure I want to try because I know I can't replicate those.Posted on 6/5/13 at 10:51 am to Mike da Tigah
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That's probably why I appreciate your threads, because not only are you not lazy, but prove that you will go that extra step to do it right and make good food, and convinced that there is nothing that you cannot do and do well.
woah now .. let's not completely look past the packaged Kraft and Velveeta products that make their way onto his plates every so often.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 10:52 am to BayouBengal
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Remember to unwrap them unlike your lady friend.
how embarrassing
Posted on 6/5/13 at 11:19 am to MeridianDog
MD,
Those look awesome. I have some vacation time coming up (staying home and just relaxing) and I was thinking of doing some cooking outside of my comfort zone. I think you may have just given me a little project to try as I have never made tamales myself. I will definitely be referencing this thread and probably adding a little spin to it.
Thanks!
Those look awesome. I have some vacation time coming up (staying home and just relaxing) and I was thinking of doing some cooking outside of my comfort zone. I think you may have just given me a little project to try as I have never made tamales myself. I will definitely be referencing this thread and probably adding a little spin to it.
Thanks!
Posted on 6/5/13 at 12:07 pm to Rohan2Reed
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woah now .. let's not completely look past the packaged Kraft and Velveeta products that make their way onto his plates every so often.
I can look past a whole bunch of stuff I may think is BS or maybe not something I would do if they put forth thought and effort, and if they cook at home, then hell, it's whatever they want to do, but MD does go all out, even taking pics and being descriptive, thus adding to this board in spades IMO.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 12:07 pm to Rohan2Reed
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woah now .. let's not completely look past the packaged Kraft and Velveeta products that make their way onto his plates every so often
The truth for me is that while I will put in the effort for authentic and delicious meals, I try not to feel guilty for also using things that others might consider a cheat, be it from a can, the freezer section of the grocery, a box, or already prepared. Life is busy. Food is good. Enjoy.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 12:11 pm to Darla Hood
yeah i understand all that .. just not sure why in this particular instance it's being praised. 
maybe it's because he's an older man living a simple country lifestyle and people don't want to "disrespect" him? or people like to use him as a springboard to take sides against others they falsely label as "snobbish." either way, I enjoy some of his threads / the ones where he actually cooks and has something interesting to add to the board.
maybe it's because he's an older man living a simple country lifestyle and people don't want to "disrespect" him? or people like to use him as a springboard to take sides against others they falsely label as "snobbish." either way, I enjoy some of his threads / the ones where he actually cooks and has something interesting to add to the board.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 12:17 pm to Rohan2Reed
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. just not sure why in this particular instance it's being praised.
Good bit of prep work and assembly in that dish. Far from dumping a can of something someone else cooked or assembled and putting a thread up. In this case, MD gave a step by step process and I have to appreciate that because I know it took some work.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 12:19 pm to Mike da Tigah
yeah no shite .. that's why I complimented him on the first page of the thread. this is a solid contribution. not always the case, as I was saying. carry on.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 12:31 pm to MeridianDog
Ditto R2R and Mike da.
I love tamales, but never wanted to try making them myself.
Like you say, I support the local economy by buying them from a little lady in town, who, by the way, also makes a damn fine crawfish cornbread.
I at your Vienna Sausage pics. Those things (esp the BBQ flavored) figured prominently in my childhood and throughout college.
I love tamales, but never wanted to try making them myself.
Like you say, I support the local economy by buying them from a little lady in town, who, by the way, also makes a damn fine crawfish cornbread.
I
at your Vienna Sausage pics. Those things (esp the BBQ flavored) figured prominently in my childhood and throughout college.
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