Jujuy Tamales

Ingredients

• 2 kg of corn
• 1 liter of chicken broth
• 1/2 kg of beef
• 1 onion
• 1/2 chili pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon of chili powder
• 1/2 tablespoon of salt
• 10 banana leaves
• 10 lotus leaves
• 100 g of butter
• 100 g of sugar
• 100 g of almonds

Method

1. In a pot, cook the corn with chicken broth for 2 hours.
2. Cut the beef into small pieces and fry it in a pan with oil. Cook on medium heat for 30 minutes.
3. Cut the onion and chili pepper into cubes and add them to the beef. Cook for another 15 minutes.
4. In a bowl, mix the butter, sugar, and finely chopped almonds.
5. In a pan, mix the corn with the meat and vegetables, add the chili powder and salt.
6. Wrap the corn with the meat in banana and lotus leaves, tie them well.
7. Make the same tamales with corn without meat.
8. Boil a pot of water and steam the tamales for 2 hours.