hot tamale bites

Name: Hot Tamale Bites
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: One dozen - tamales homemade or store bought; 2 cups - panko breadcrumbs; 1 cup - flour; 2 - eggs; 2 cup - veg oil

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Monique Radford

Rosharon, TX

Updated on Aug 20, 2014

I always have tamales left over and tried this recipe on my family and they gobbled them up quick. No one knew what they were eating until I told them. You can dress them with you own flavors, I choose green onion and cheese today in this picture

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 5 Min

method Deep Fry

yield 6 to 8

Ingredients

One dozen - tamales homemade or store bought
2 cups - panko breadcrumbs
1 cup - flour
2 - eggs
2 cup - veg oil

How To Make hot tamale bites

Step 1

Whisk eggs in a bowl

Step 2

Cut unwrapped tamales into bite size pieces
Step 3

Put flour in another bowl and dredge pieces in flour
Step 4

Add bread crumbs in another bowl
Step 5

Take flour coated pieces and dip into egg mix to wet
Step 6

Then dip into breadcrumbs and set on wax paper or paper towel
Step 7

Heat oil to a good frying temp about 350•
Step 8

When hot drop in pieces, cook until golden brown about 3 to 4 mins in batches of 10. Don't crowd the pan
Step 9

Drain on paper towel. Serve. With Guacamole dip or salsa
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