Pasta

Panamanian tamales

Name: Panamanian tamales
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 500 g Farine de maïs (semoule fine); 50 cl Stock; 400 g Pork; 1 Onion; 1 Tomato; 8 Olives; 8 Feuille de bananier; 40 g Raisins

Preparation time: 2 h
Servings: 8

Ingredients

Farine de maïs (semoule fine) — to buy500 g
Stock — to buy50 cl
Pork — to buy400 g
Onion — to buy1
Tomato — to buy1
Olives — to buy8
Feuille de bananier — to buy8
Raisins — to buy40 g

Preparation

Mix the corn flour with hot stock until a smooth, pliable dough forms.
Sauté the shredded pork with the onion, tomato and olives for the filling.
Spread a layer of corn dough on a banana leaf.
Fill the center with the pork mixture and a few raisins.
Fold the leaf, tucking in the sides then the ends to form a sealed parcel.
Tie each parcel and steam for 1h until the dough is firm.
Let rest 10 min before unwrapping.
Serve hot, straight from the banana leaf.