Tamal En Casuela: Cuban Tamale Soup

Submitted by Chef Chessie

"This is the recipe my grandmother used to make. It calls for pork, but you can substutute chicken or beef. A meal in itself."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 lb pork (cubed)
• 1⁄3 cup tomato sauce
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1⁄4 cup dry wine
• 1 lemon
• 2 cups cornmeal
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 3 cups water
• 1 onion (finely chopped)
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 green pepper (finely chopped)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper

directions

1. Cut pork into cubes and marinate in lemon and garlic.
2. Brown pork and add enough olive oil to simmer with onion, green pepper, tomato sauce, and wine.
3. Mix cornmeal and water thoroughly, then strain.
4. Add strained mixture to previous ingredients.
5. Cook on stove for one hour stirring occasionally.
6. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Reviews

[Arichka]

Good soup for a winter night if you are looking for something new to try. We thought it needed more seasoning,so I added a lot of cilantro ,ground cumin and cayenne pepper. I also added 1/2 cup of black beans for texture. It tasted better fresh,because it becomes very thick after standing in refrigerator overnight.Thank you for posting.