For some reason, Fall always seems like the time when I want to make a lot of tamales. I love having tamales in the freezer and chili in jars and being able to take out a package of tamales, open a jar of chili, and add fritos, peppers, sour cream, cheese and black olives and have a yummy, quick dinner that will warm us right up on a cold day.
When I make them, I make a bunch of them and I usually do it just once a year.
Tamales
Every several days, I check Pressure Cooking Today to see if there are new recipes. Over the weekend, I saw Tamales in the Pressure Cooker. The recipe looks perfect and it makes 4 dozen so it isn’t like you’d be making a whole freezer full. The pressure cooker version is going to be about as time consuming and messy as making them the traditional way where the meat is cooked all day or all night in the slow cooker and then steamed on top of the stove but . . so many of us have our pressure cookers and 4 dozen is an easily doable number of tamales to make.
I’m thinking we should have a Tamale Making Day and we could all make them at the same time and then we could do a link up and show our tamales. Anyone want to do that with me? What if we planned it for September 12? That would give everyone time to get any supplies they had to order.
Even if you live alone, tamales are great to freeze. You could freeze them in groups of 2 or 3 . . whatever you want to eat.
I’ve already mentioned that we like them with fritos, chili, sour cream, peppers and cheese, but they’re also good to mash up a bit, add whole kernel corn (drained), cheese and whatever else you want to add and bake it like a casserole.
Any time you’re too tired to cook, just grab a package of tamales, heat up a jar of chili or cook some pinto beans or black beans in the pressure cooker and you have a homemade Mexican meal right at home!
Who wants to make tamales with me on September 12?
Tammie Stephens says
I AM IN!!!!! I love tamales, I love premade meals, and I love one-time-clean ups. I’m putting it in my calendar right now.
Toni Wood says
Me, me, me!!! Only one problem, I’ll be out of town. I’ll play catch up when I get back though. My soon to be ex DIL is Mexican American and never was around her enough to learn how to make tamales.
Sheddy says
I’m in, but where would I find corn husks?
Paula L says
Count me in! I saw that recipe too and even printed it out.
Diana in RR,TX says
Saw that too! Maybe I can join in that day.
Sally says
Too funny. I made tamales today. After getting frustrating at spreading masa too thickly, I found a masa spreader on Amazon that might make that task a little easier. Going to order one. I made pork tamales. Next time I’m going to try chicken.
Susan says
No pressure cooker here, but tamales are a fall thing. I love your idea. This is the internet version of meeting with my roommates family in her front yard with twelve tables borrowed from school and spending all day Saturday together making tamales. =)
Frieda Z. says
I am in. I would love to make some tamales to have on hand for nights when I don’t want to cook.
Judy says
I’ll give it a go. I’ve always wanted to make them and would love to have some on hand for a quick lunch!
Carol says
I’m in, this could be fun. I have never made tamales before.