Mama's Red Tamales

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very good...lots of work...but tamales are worth it. very good recipe and mode of assembly and cooking

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My family including aunts, uncles, and cousins would make tamales as gifts at Christmas. The whole family was involved. As a kid my job was to help make the masa and spread on the husks. As I got older my jobs increased to include making the filling. We made over 100 dozen, which takes more than one day. It was a yearly tradition, that we as the "old ones" keep alive today. The recipe is simple to make and doesn't require much skill. It's time consuming but well worth the effort. As a footnote, my mother's maiden name is Meza. She is also an L. A. native. Thanks Christal for sharing this recipe as it brings back fond memories of my childhood.

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I loved this recipe, it seemed more authentic instead of "Americanized" (as my daughter puts it lol. I made them big, because I love fat tamales, not little skinny ones. I also added some red sauce to the masa dough, just a little though, to flavor it a little more. I made christmas shopping money from selling tamales, plus still had more then enough for my family to enjoy for a few nights. I made little package bundles to feed 3 people at a time for tamale night at my house. Plus still had some left over for snackin time when the kiddos came home from school every day and wanted that junk food cookie, or cake. I would heat them up a few tamales, and they loved them even more then the sugary crud snacks. I recommend this recipe to everyone, and good luck.

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This recipe was the easiest one I could find that didn't skimp, or use canned items. I have never made tamales before and have never seen them made but when I fixed these last year for the first time I got complements from everyone! Even my Mexican friends said it was the best they've had and their wives agreed! I say give this one a shot. Thank you La Habra. (I'm an LA area girl myself ;

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I've made tamales before, but pulled this recipe to remember all of the details. Everyone loved it and you can make it more or less spicy depending on who you are serving it to.