Tamales

mexican
tamales
#13

:joy: funny

#14

:corn::stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

#15

Really? Can you share link? I haven’t seen any keto recipe for tamales. I’d like to know how they did it.

I got the idea of using sesame seed after talking to an El Salvadoran lady who told me she adds sesame seeds to the corn masa. I keto hacked the recipe by adding the egg white, because baby corn lacks the starch to bind the dough.

Thanks for correcting my spelling of tamal. I will make correction. :grinning:

#16

Awesome! :smiley:

#17

:corn::zornface:

#18

Sure, there’s a whole thread about it:

http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=758900

I tried that version with good results once, but the masa didn’t always firm up.

(Oh and I wasn’t directing the tamal remark at you, just threw it out there for general edification lol.)

ACCKKK – I just realized I used my last can of baby corn for a failed tortilla experiment – if you have any ideas for that project, I’m all ears!!! Or eyes. Or whatever…

Pssst! Show me yer taco!
#19

Oh heck…i don’t mind at all…we are all here to learn from each other. I appreciate it :grin:

Thanks for the link !!

(James storie) #20

Bookmarked! I’m going to have to take a week off work to cook everything I want too!.

#21

That’s my idea of a vacation. No joke. I guess the term is “stay-cation”. I’m perfectly happy staying home and cooking up a storm!! :fork_and_knife::sparkling_heart:

(James storie) #22

Yep, even when I go on vacation, if there is a kitchen and or grill, you know where to find me! Happens every time, but I love it!

#23

I’m going to run out of likes on this page alone… :heart:

(Ros R) #24

Thanks for sharing. I tried a “keto tamale pie” that was so-so because I was too lazy to make individual wrapped tamales. Here’s the link to the keto tamale pie: http://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/2016/11/low-carb-tamale-pie.html. Only change I made was to add baby corn to the “masa.” I’ll definitely have to add this to my list of things to try. Fortunately, I live in Texas so all the grocery stores here typically have dried husks for tamale making.

(carl) #25

I wonder if xanthan gum would be a good binder, not diluting the flavor or adding extra protein…

#26

Tamale pie…brilliant idea, @rosibear.

I think in South America there is a dish called “Pastel de Choclo”…from Chile if I’m not mistaken. Down in South they call corn “choclo”, and not mais. Me thinks I might have to keto hack a pastel de choclo and add it to the recipes on this forum :grinning:. Thanks for the inspiration, @rosibear!!

#27

That’s an excellent idea, @carl. Certainly an opportunity to make it even more keto. I need to redo this recipe for version 2.0 with “microbial poo” :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

(8 year Ketogenic Veteran) #28

I stockpiled fresh corn husks. They’ll be waiting in my fridge till Sunday when I break my fast.
I’ll be dreaming of tamales all week @Fiorella

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#29

:joy: funny

Yesterday I stockpiled some in freezer so to have during season when there’s no fresh corn available.

#30

Almond flour makes a great masa substitute. Actually, I think it’s superior to the original.

(James storie) #31

Mixed just like regular masa?

#32

What is your ratios of ingredients that you use for almond flour in masa? And what other ingredients with almond flour?