Tamales a la Vegetarian


Ingredients:

2 cups  raw rice, roasted and soaked in
1 & 1/2 cups water then ground
1 cup rich coconut milk or coconut cream
4 cups coconut milk, diluted
1 cup finely chopped peanuts
1/2 cups  brown sugar
banana leaves cut into 10″ wide pieces
2 tbsp salt
1/4 kg gluten, boiled and diced
2 tbsp atchuete seeds, soaked in
1/4 cup water
2 pcs eggs, hard-boiled and shelled

How to make Tamales a la Vegetarian

  • In saucepan, combine rice, coconut milk, sugar, salt and achuete water.
  • Simmer until mixture is smoother and thick, stirring constantly.
  • Then pour in rich coconut milk, stirring well until smooth in consistency.
  • Add peanuts. Remove from heat. Put banana leaves together.
  • Drop 1 tablespoonful of mixture on center of banana leaf.
  • Top mixture with a slice of gluten and a slice of egg.
  • Wrap mixture with banana leaf and tie around.
  • Do the same with remaining mixture. In a big cooking pan, boil water and drop tamales.
  • Cover and let boil 30 minutes. Transfer to tray and let cool before serving.

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