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Entree
1 dozen tamales
20 minutes
1 hour 10 minutes
Chef Tom Fraker
1 package Melissa’s Tamale Kit
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 Melissa’s Perfect Sweet Onion - diced small
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
4 cups roasted turkey - chopped
1 (14 oz.) can whole berry cranberry sauce
2 cups turkey stock or chicken stock/broth
In a sauté pan, heat the oil and melt the butter. Add the onion and season with the salt and pepper. Cook until caramelized, about 8 minutes. Add the turkey meat and half of the cranberry sauce. Sauté until just heated through, 2 minutes. Let cool.
Prepare the masa according to the package instructions using the turkey stock in place of the water. Fill the tamales and steam them according to the package instructions.
Heat the remaining cranberry sauce for garnishing the tamales.
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