Chile Verde Tamales

Name: Chile Verde Tamales
Ingredients: 2 pounds pork meat like pork shoulder or pork tri-tip; 2 bay leaves; 4 pepper corns; 3 teaspoons salt (divided); 2 pounds tomatillos (peeled and washed); 2 jalapeño chiles (seeded); 4 garlic cloves; 1/4 white onion; 1 big bunch of cilantro; 4 cups tamal flour; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 2/3 cups pork broth; 1 1/3 cups vegetable shortening; 1 8 oz package corn husks; 1 tamalera or big steam pot with steamer; 1 kitchen cloth towel or cloth napkin

"Chile verde tamales are simple. I always prepare them with family or friends, so I have fond memories of making them. Video, photos, and step by step here...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 pounds pork meat like pork shoulder or pork tri-tip

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2 bay leaves

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4 pepper corns

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3 teaspoons salt (divided)

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2 pounds tomatillos (peeled and washed)

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2 jalapeño chiles (seeded)

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4 garlic cloves

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1/4 white onion

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1 big bunch of cilantro

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4 cups tamal flour

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2 teaspoons salt

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2 teaspoons baking powder

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2 2/3 cups pork broth

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1 1/3 cups vegetable shortening

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1 8 oz package corn husks

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1 tamalera or big steam pot with steamer

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1 kitchen cloth towel or cloth napkin

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