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Nancy Young said:
I don't hate them, I've never had them. No, I don't 'get' them, at all.
How could you not "get them" if you've never had one?
Anyway, the bad thing about tamales is the fact that traditional tamales are made with manteca, which is typically hydrogenated lard. The masa (dough) used for tamales is about 40% manteca and 60% masa, so the finished dough is very fattening. Also, traditionally, tamales are usually about 2/3rds dough and 1/3filling. This means one must eat a bunch of them to get an adequate meat fix. The good thing about tamales, if you make them yourself, *YOU* can make them however you like. Reduce the fat, make the tamales with 2/3rds meat and 1/3 masa, etc. Also, much of the fat in the masa is steamed out during cooking.
I won't eat the skimpy filled tamales, but occasionally I come across a good one with a lots of meat. When you find those, tamales are awesome.
nb
I've never made tamales but I'm going to. I've got to look up how to make the sauce for them though.
Michael
Use the broth from the... wait, I have no idea what this "kit" involves. When I made them I used the broth from cooking the meat and after making the masa dough (using some of the broth) I used the broth to thicken and make a nicely spiced sauce for the tamales.
