¡Hoy es sábado sabroso! (Today is savory Saturday!)
La fecha es el nueve (9) de julio del año dos mil veintidós. (The date is July 9, 2022.)
El plato de la semana es: tamales salvadoreños. (The dish of the week is: Salvadoran tamales.)
Different variations of tamales are prepared throughout Latin America. This week, we are preparing traditional Salvadoran tamales with chicken wrapped in banana leaves.
Los ingredientes para tamales salvadoreños son: (The ingredients for Salvadoran tamales are:)
| tomatoes | (tomatoes) |
| ajo | (garlic) |
| cebolla | (onion) |
| comino | (cumin) |
| semillas de calabaza / pepitas | (pumpkin seeds) |
| hoja de laurel | (bay leaf) |
| semillas de sésamo | (sesame seeds) |
| granos de pimienta | (peppercorns) |
| pimiento | (bell pepper) |
| pimiento de California | (California pepper) |
| hojas de plátano | (banana leaves) |
| garbanzos | (garbanzo beans / chickpeas) |
| aceitunas verdes | (green olives) |
| sal | (salt) |
| masa harina | (dried corn dough) |
| pechugas de pollo / filetes de pechuga | (chicken breasts) |
| caldito / cubito de pollo | (chicken buillon) |
| patatas / papas | (potatoes) |
| caldo de pollo | (chicken broth) |
Follow this recipe with a video demo for your tamales. ¡Qué rico! (How delicious!) Practice saying the name of each ingredient as you incorporate it.
¡Que tengas un sábado sabrosísimo! (May you have a super savory Saturday!)
L. A. Feliz