Nacatamale

[DreteDupNew]

I need an english recipe version, for the nacatamale, made with pork meat. Do you cook the pork before you put it in the masa? Or does the pork meat cook when you cook the nacatamale? Please help???

[Limfoman]

The only thing I know is how to eat nacatamal

[DreteDupNew]

I agree I like eating them too. But would still like to know, anyone out there know anything about nacatamales???

[hanushy]

The raw pork cut in cubes is placed inside the masa as part of the relleno and it cooks together with the rest of the nacatamal.
Buen Provecho!!

Let us know how they come out

[DreteDupNew]

Thanks alot, for the info, greatly appreciated. I am registered under my husbands name because, he is trying to reach his long lost family in Nicaragua. Fena Cuadra

[hanushy]

Hopefully someone will answer your husband's post regarding his father.
Good luck

[CULTDIAMONDS]

The meet you have to first marinate it with achiote, garlic, onion, salt, sour orange,black pepper. But don't cook it before you make the tamal,you put the meat raw on top of the "masa". The masa is the one you cook before (with a lot of water, compare to the amount of corn meal), but the consistency of the masa when you cook it, has to be almost liquid. It'll solidify when cools down. The cooking time for nacatamales (wraped) is about four hours. You can't change this because this process in necesary for the full flavor of the food. Be aware that if you really want a good results don't change the steps. For the masa prepare a sofrito with pork fat, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and add it to the masa, salt/pepper it. And if you like the flavor of sour oranges, add it to the masa too. Don't forget that the only allowed herb in the tamal is mint (yerbabuena). Enjoy it!!!