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Pineapple Chile Cheese Tamale

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A savory and sweet tamale.

Prep Time
40 mins
Total Time
2 hrs
Serves
12
Calories
240

Ingredients

  • 12 dried corn husks for tamales
  • 1-3/4 cup masa harina
  • 12 oz jack cheese, cut into 4 slices
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 can (20 oz.) DOLE® Crushed Pineapple in Juice
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 3 oz poblano pepper, seeded and sliced into long strips

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  1. Bring a medium pot of water to a boil.  Add dried corn husks to pot and remove from heat.  Allow corn husks to soak in hot water for 20 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, make the masa mixture.  Combine masa harina, salt, baking powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and vegetable oil in the bowl of a stand mixer.  Mix on low to incorporate ingredients.  Drain pineapple into a 2-cup measuring cup by pressing th
  3. Fill bottom of pot with steamer basket with enough water (about 2 inches) to reach bottom of basket. Open a large husk on work surface. Spread 1/4 cup dough evenly in a 4-inch square in center of husk, leaving 2- to 3-inch plain border at narrow end of hu
  4. Stand tamale in steamer basket. Repeat with more husks, dough, and filling until all filling has been used.  Bring water in pot to boil. Cover pot and steam tamales until dough is firm to touch and separates easily from husk, adding more water to pot a

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