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Dinner salad. Trimmed/cubed chicken thigh meat, tossed with a bit of olive oil and soy sauce, seasoned in this case with sweet paprika, Chinese 5 spice, granulated garlic, and a few drops of sesame oil.  Sauted in a fry pan;  a little additional soy added late, to help glaze the chicken.  A good spring mix salad, a couple heirloom tomatoes, diced up.  Throw the chicken on top, add dressing.   More of a summer dish, but it's so little work that it's still a nice choice this time of year.

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10 hours ago, Cancer said:

I've never tried making tamales; never seen anyone make them.  Guess that shows how disgustingly gringo I am.

It's been on my cooking bucket list for a while now.  We live near a really great Mexican market (and taqueria) and I was fascinated by the tamale episode of "Good Eats".  The masa I made ended up near-perfect (even with me subbing coconut oil for lard), though the turkey filling could have used a touch more salt.

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12 hours ago, Cancer said:

I've never tried making tamales; never seen anyone make them.  Guess that shows how disgustingly gringo I am.

 

You're up in Rainland.  It's understandable.

 

Me?  I haven't either...and the Hatch Valley is like 20 miles from me.  This IS the land of chiles, and tamales are central to Christmas cooking.  

 

By the same token, tamales are apparently best prepared by a group, as much a family bonding moment as anything.  So that rather leaves me out.....

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4 minutes ago, unclevlad said:

 

By the same token, tamales are apparently best prepared by a group, as much a family bonding moment as anything.  So that rather leaves me out.....

Yeah, I asked the hubby to help me fill & wrap them.  If I have to do this again and I was by myself, I'd probably do the tamale cake video instead.

 

Still, I'm rather proud of myself about that masa taste & consistency.

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