It's on! I bought a hog's head...

[Beau Vine 54881]

...and have talked the family into making tamales.  Need advice on cooking this thing.

[Landomatic 3813]

First you post the pics.  Then you get the advice.

[Nueces River Rat 5600]

Are you from a hispanic family or married into one (I fit the later)?   If not, go find some loud Latina women to help.   

I've never seen quiet people make tamales.   

[clapclapclap 9000]

1 hour ago, Landomatic said:

First you post the pics.  Then you get the advice.

[Redneck Mutha 8057]

[Anastasis 23514]

First, you find you a real Mexican. 

[RollLeft 5045]

Oh my lard, lard, lard, lard! Don't skimp.   

[luke duke 6420]

...and have talked the family into making tamales.  Need advice on cooking this thing.

You sound white.

[DonnyKerabatsos 86]

dont boil it.

 

hole in ground with coals or low and slow in the oven.

[Beau Vine 54881]

37 minutes ago, DonnyKerabatsos said:

dont boil it.

 

hole in ground with coals or low and slow in the oven.

Was thinking about indirect on the grill.  

[tx 3 putt 77939]

Just now, Beau Vine said:

Was thinking about indirect on the grill.  

That’ll work 

people boil to get all the meat off the bone and for the broth 

[tx 3 putt 77939]

Did you buy pre made masa ?

 

[Beau Vine 54881]

10 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Did you buy pre made masa ?

 

Yes.  I may be gringo but I'm not stupid.

[tx 3 putt 77939]

It’ll be easy. Make some sort of broth. Boil some big red chilis, onion and garlic. Those masa blocks are thick. Start with smaller chunk of masa, add a little broth / pinch of salt / pinch of cumino <<< all to taste. Lard or corn oil also comes in play here to soften it up. Add everything in small amounts until you get it that it’s easier to spread.

Taste the meat too. It can’t be dry and bland 

Edited December 24, 2019 by tx 3 putt

[TonyTexas 10571]

 

[AustinMT 952]

[HenryJames 66285]

@Vic Mackey has also gotten head from a hog.

[Beau Vine 54881]

Here goes nothing.

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[HenryJames 66285]

[tx 3 putt 77939]

12 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Here goes nothing.

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That’s going to take some time 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8916]

Here goes nothing.

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Save the neck for me, Clark

[clapclapclap 9000]

2 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Here goes nothing.
 

Gotdam you, Zuckerman.

[Beau Vine 54881]

1234

[Buzzrock 15026]

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You could ask the folks at CBD Provisions in Dallas.

[Dewey 3315]

54 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

1234

Just gonna keep smiling like shit aint6going down?

[Beau Vine 54881]

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[tx 3 putt 77939]

That’s a happy pig 

[RPM 26430]

I like where this is going.

[Beau Vine 54881]

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[Beau Vine 54881]

Lulz..

[Braff Zacklin 13672]

6 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

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[Beau Vine 54881]

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[tx 3 putt 77939]

How’s the taste ?

next year you need to get fancy and make some bean / cheese / jalapeño tamales 

[Beau Vine 54881]

26 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

How’s the taste ?

next year you need to get fancy and make some bean / cheese / jalapeño tamales 

We actually got so little meat off the hog head, that I had bought two pounds of chicken thighs, a pound of tomatillos, and a couple of anaheims as a backup plan..  Threw them in the instapot for a half hour, and that ended up being the filling for about half of them.  And they are pretty fucking good!  We'll do this again.  

Edited December 27, 2019 by Beau Vine

[tx 3 putt 77939]

I want to order a dozen of each !

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

Hogs head is a lot of work.  I just boil a pork butt.

[dcbc 14570]

You all are slipping.  First, you make an espesante.

[RPM 26430]

Yeah, but that head meat is sweet. (Phrasing) Maybe blend it with a butt or shoulder for larger portions, but whatever you do don't boil it.

[Underdog 28875]

On 12/24/2019 at 5:02 PM, Beau Vine said:

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That'll do, pig. 

[Jerry Callo 8831]

We did tamales on Christmas Eve with some family friends.  Used 80 pounds of pork butts - can't imagine how many hog heads it would have taken to get that much meat.

Either way, props to Beau for cooking the smiling swine.

[FartingMonk 3608]

You know you can save yourself all that trouble and go to one of the Chinese places that sell roast pig by the pound and buy a roast pig head for 4 bucks.  I bought one from Siu Lap city in Houston last week and made it into some tamales.

[RPM 26430]

How'd them ears turn out?

[Beau Vine 54881]

4 hours ago, RPM said:

How'd them ears turn out?

The dogs really enjoyed them.

[Thetexashammer 1062]

Very very cool.