Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 Basic Masa Dough Recipe -papers
18 Corn husks or parchment

--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
1 lb Tempeh 2 ts Cumin powder
1 Kelp or Kombu (8") 2 ts Sage
3 1/2 c ;water 1 ts Thyme
1/2 c Tamari or soy sauce 1 ts Fennel seed, roasted;
2 sm Red peppers, dried; crumbled -crushed
6 Garlic cloves; minced 2 ts Vinegar, apple cider
1 tb Chili powder

To make filling: Pressure cook tempeh and kelp in water and tamari,
cooking for 30 minutes at pressure.
Then cook any remaining liquid into tempeh. (Or place tempeh,
tamari and kelp in 4 1/2 cups boiling water and simmer until water is
absorbed, about 1 hour.

Mash tempeh and kelp in a bowl and mix with remaining ingredients.

Fill masa dough *using only 1 1/2 tablespoons filling) and cook
according to "Tamales: Basic Procedure".

Per serving (2 tamales): 414 cal; 12 g prot; 227 mg sod; 73 g carb;
6 g fat; 0 mg chol; 69 mg calcium.

Hint: If making chorizo in advance, cover and store in the
refrigerator to allow flavors to develop.

Instead of tempeh, use tofu that has been frozen for at least 2
days. Thaw it and squeeze to remove excess water. Mash with kelp and
mix with remaining ingredients.

Instead of tempeh, use 1 2/3 cups cooked, mashed kidney beans mixed
with 1/3 cup chopped walnuts. Mash with kelp and mix with remaining
ingredients.

Vegetarian Gourmet, Summer 1993/MM by DEEANNE

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