Venison Tamales

[coldboremiracle]

If any of you have ever wanted to try your hand at making tamales, this is a delicious way to use up many of the less desirable cuts. Give it a try, it's no easy task but the results are delicious.

Venison Tamales

There are few things more satisfying than eating a fine meal made from scratch in your home. For me it is even more savory when I include the tasty meats butchered from the animals we take from the nearby Rocky Mountains every fall. Today I wanted to share with you one of those dishes that …...

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[Old Rooster]

I am saving this recipe and will try it.
Now I am out of Venison so will try pork for now.
Thanks

 

[LVJ76]

FYI, in many Mexican grocery stores they sell the Masa prepared already. You just need to season in.

My mom would add some of the red chile sauce, some lard and salt to it for better flavor and color.

The key is to drop a bit of the Masa in a cup with water and it has to float.

 

[coldboremiracle]

I am saving this recipe and will try it.
Now I am out of Venison so will try pork for now.
Thanks

You can never go wrong with pork! I'd be terrified if I ever ran out of venison

 

[JimFromTN]

I love homemade tamales but I grind all the less desirable cuts. I may have to try it with a neck roast or shoulder, smoke it in the pellet smoker and then finish it off in the crockpot.