Tamale Soup Recipes

CHICKEN TAMALE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large saucepan on medium heat. Add onions and chiles; cook 5 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Stir in taco seasoning mix.
• Add all remaining ingredients except sour cream and cilantro; stir. Bring to boil, stirring frequently; simmer on medium-low heat 15 min., stirring occasionally.
• Serve topped with sour cream and cilantro.

TAMALE SOUP

Steps:

• Brown beef, onion, and green pepper and drain fat.
• Add everything else EXCEPT tamales and simmer for at least an hour.
• Add tamales 10 minutes before serving.

TAMALE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except tamales and cheddar cheese in large crockpot. Cook on low for 4 to 5 hours.
• Meanwhile, allow tamales to thaw just enough to be able to cut them.
• About 30 minutes prior to serving, add still-mostly-frozen tamales to crockpot and cook on high for 30 minutes.
• Serve with cheese sprinkled on top.

HOT TAMALE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add first 4 ingredients and cook until beef is brown, breaking up meat with fork, about 4 minutes. Add chili powder, cumin, cayenne and cinnamon and cook 1 minute. Add broth and tomatoes with juices. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Meanwhile, heat tamales according to package instructions.
• Stir beans and corn into soup. Simmer until corn is just heated through, about 3 minutes. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Place 2 tamales into each of 6 bowls. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with cheese and serve.

TAMALE SOUP

Steps:

• For the Soup: Gently sweat the celery, carrot and onion using the pan spray until the onion has softened, keeping a lid on the pot except when stirring. Add oregano, cumin and garlic. Sweat for a few more minutes. Add the stock and simmer 30 minutes. Add tomato products, zucchini, corn, garbanzo beans and adobo paste. Simmer 10 minutes. Unwrap the tamales, place 2 each in 6 large bottom soup bowls. Ladle soup over tamales. Garnish, if desired, with chopped cilantro, crumbled Queso Ranchero, and a squeeze of lime.
• Combine masa, salt and stock. In a large mixing bowl, whip softened light butter until fluffy, then incorporate into masa. Spread a 2 1/2 by 4-nch rectangle of masa mixture onto an 8 by 10 inch aluminum foil rectangle. Combine the chicken and salsa, then place 2 tablespoons lengthwise on the masa. Gently fold over the foil lengthwise. Crimp the masa together. Roll up and close first the long side and finally the ends to form a pocket. Steam, covered with toweling for 1 1/2 hours. Yield: 12 tamales

CHICKEN AND TAMALE DUMPLING SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken in a pot and add 8 cups water, or enough to cover; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes. Remove chicken to a plate.
• Transfer cooking liquid and more water (enough so total liquid measures 10 cups) to a 6-quart Dutch oven. Add tomato paste, onion, bouillon cubes, chili powder, and garlic. Cook over medium-high heat until onion is translucent and liquid is almost boiling, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cut chicken into bite-sized cubes. Grind enough chicken in a food processor to get 3 cups. Set aside ground chicken, and add remaining chicken cubes to the soup.
• Prepare dumplings: Ladle out a small amount of soup and let cool for a few minutes. Combine ground chicken, masa, all-purpose flour, parsley, chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Add a small amount of cooled soup at a time and mix by hand to form a soft dough. (You can also mix in a food processor.)
• Drop spoonfuls of dough into the hot soup. Cook, uncovered, until dumplings are cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. They will be a bit on the dense side and will not puff up a lot like traditional dumplings.

GRANDMA'S TAMALE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauce until soft, about 5 minutes. Add creamed corn, tomatoes with juice, chili powder, garlic powder, and salt; bring to a boil.
• Stir in cornmeal, milk, and eggs; return to a boil. Cook until it thickens, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Stir in corned beef, olives, and Monterey Jack cheese. Transfer to a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.