On Thursday evening Tim and I made tamales for the first time (I admittedly used to be creeped out by dried corn husks so tamales were a no-no). We used the recipe for Black Bean Tamales from the October 2009 issue of VegNews. The verdict? I have been missing out all these years! Goodness, tamales are not only fun to make (although time-consuming) but you get to unwrap them like you would a present before you eat them!!! How cool is that? We ate ours with lots of avocado on the side, but a mole sauce or salsa would have made our meal all the better – next time!!!
Before opening the tamales
After opening the tamales (they are kind of ugly without the corn husk wrapper)
What’s to come in future posts:
Photos from a benefit dinner at Sweetpea Baking Company (dinner is Friday the 16th!!!!!)
A sweet product review
A second giveaway
They are yummy!! Though I haven’t had any since becoming vegan, my friends mother made some really vegetarian ones for me a long while back.. now that I’m thinking about it.. I think it was almost 10 years ago, I need to make some soon!!
That’s so cool, I have never made my own tamales!! They may not be as pretty when they’re opened, but they sure look yummy :)
I’ve never made tamales for the simple fact that they are time consuming and I’m a lazy MoFo’er! These look delicious though so there’s a lesson there for me.
Nice job! I never made tamales before, I have always been too intimidated.
The tamales look beautiful!
I’m so glad to hear these are good. Every Christmas my husband buys tamales, my son and I get vegan ones, but I would love to make them. These look so great!
Beautiful tamales! I’m glad you got over your cornhusk fear to make these!
tamales – wow! i’ve always wanted to make them, but to be honest i’ve always been a little intimidated. i think i’m gonna have to get something to steam them in and give them a try. they look most excellent, Amy!
looking forward to seeing all the great eats from the benefit dinner for the chimps. superw00t!
I haven’t had tamales in god knows how long! presents in any form are good :)
tamales are my favorite! love love love. wait till terri romero’s new book comes out, she has the best tamale recipes! i’m also a big fan of the book Tamales 101. the book is not vegetarian, but they have a whole chapter devoted to veg recipes and many are easy to veganize with soy curls or seitan.
xo
kittee