Southern Foodways' Mississippi Delta Hot Tamales

Ingredients

• 8 pounds meat boneless, pork shoulder, chuck roast, or chicken
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup chili powder
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 packages corn husks dried
• 8 cups yellow cornmeal or maseca, masa mix
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 2/3 cups lard or vegetable shortening
• 8 cups broth warm meat, from cooking the meat

Nutrition

• Calories : 230 calories
• Carbohydrate : 12 grams
• Cholesterol : 35 milligrams
• Fat : 16 grams
• Fiber : 1 grams
• Protein : 8 grams
• SaturatedFat : 6 grams
• Sodium : 330 milligrams