Instant Pot Tamales

Name: Instant Pot Tamales
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 10 Servings
Ingredients: 1 (8 ounce) package dried corn husks; 💧 2 cups water, or more as needed; 🧅 2 cups coarsely chopped onion; 🧄 3 cloves garlic, smashed; 1 tablespoon chili powder; 🧂 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder; 🌿 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 🍖 1 (3 pound) boneless pork shoulder; 🍲 3 cups chicken stock, divided; 🍅 2 medium Roma tomatoes, quartered; 8 Armenian chile peppers, seeded and sliced; 2 de arbol chile peppers; 🧄 4 cloves garlic; 🌿 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin; 🧂 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt; 🧂 ½ teaspoon onion powder; 4 cups instant corn masa; 🧂 2 ½ teaspoons kosher salt, divided; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup lard, melted; 💧 2 cups warm water, or more as needed

Cost $20, save $30

120 Min
10 Servings
$20

Instant Pot Tamales

Cost $20, save $30

120 Min
10 Servings
$20

INGREDIENTS

Husks and soaking liquid
- 1 (8 ounce) package dried corn husks
- 💧 2 cups water, or more as needed
Filling
- 🧅 2 cups coarsely chopped onion
- 🧄 3 cloves garlic, smashed
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 🧂 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
- 🌿 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 🍖 1 (3 pound) boneless pork shoulder
- 🍲 3 cups chicken stock, divided
Sauce
- 🍅 2 medium Roma tomatoes, quartered
- 8 Armenian chile peppers, seeded and sliced
- 2 de arbol chile peppers
- 🧄 4 cloves garlic
- 🌿 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
- 🧂 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 🧂 ½ teaspoon onion powder
Masa Dough
- 4 cups instant corn masa
- 🧂 2 ½ teaspoons kosher salt, divided
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup lard, melted
- 💧 2 cups warm water, or more as needed

STEPS

Soak dried husks in a large pot with water for at least 2 hours.

Prepare pork filling in Instant Pot with seasonings for 60 minutes under high pressure, followed by natural-release for 10 minutes and quick-release.

Cook sauce ingredients in a saucepan for 30 minutes, then blend until smooth.

Create masa dough by mixing masa ingredients until fluffy.

Assemble tamales by spreading dough and filling onto husks and rolling them up.

Steam tamales in Instant Pot for 20 minutes under high pressure.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

683

Calories

24
Protein
45
Carbs
47
Fats

💡 Make sure the tamales do not exceed 4 to 5 inches in length to fit in the Instant Pot.Use Armenian chile peppers for a smoky, spicy flavor.Skim grease from the reserved cooking liquid to improve the masa dough texture.