World Flavors Cookbook

Tamales Peruanos

Savory corn dough (mote) filled with pork or chicken, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed to perfection.

Cuisine: Peru

Ingredients

• 1 kg mote corn dough
• 200g lard or oil
• 1/2 cup aji panca paste
• Pork or chicken, cooked and seasoned
• Black olives and hard-boiled eggs
• Banana leaves and string

Instructions

1. Mix the dough with lard and aji panca until it's smooth and has a nice orange color.
2. Place a portion of dough on a banana leaf. Add a piece of meat, an olive, and a slice of egg.
3. Fold the leaf into a rectangular package and tie securely.
4. Steam in a large pot for about 1.5 hours.
5. Serve warm, traditionally for Sunday breakfast with salsa criolla.