Tamales Peruanos

Tamales Peruanos

Ingredients

• 1 kg white corn (mote) or masa
• 250 g lard
• 3 tbsp ají panca paste
• 2 tbsp ají amarillo paste
• 3 garlic cloves
• 500 g pork or chicken, cooked
• 10 black olives
• 3 boiled eggs
• banana leaves
• salsa criolla

Instructions

1. Fry garlic and ají pastes in lard.
2. Mix into ground corn or masa with broth and salt to a soft dough.
3. Spread on banana leaves with a piece of meat, olive and egg slice.
4. Wrap and tie.
5. Boil 1.5–2 hr.
6. Serve with salsa criolla and bread.