Name: Guatemalan Paches Tamales
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: Guatemalan
Ingredients: 1.5 kg of potato, cooked and mashed (about 3.3 lb); 1/2 cup of lard; 1/4 cup of rice flour or cornstarch (to add body) (optional); 1 kg of pork and/or chicken, cooked, in pieces (about 2.2 lb); 4 of tomatoes, roasted; 2 of pasilla chiles, toasted and soaked; 1 of onion, roasted; 3 cloves of garlic, roasted; 1 tablespoon of achiote (annatto); 2 of bell peppers, in strips; to taste of salt; 12 of banana leaves, for wrapping

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1.5 kg of potato, cooked and mashed (about 3.3 lb)
1/2 cup of lard
1/4 cup of rice flour or cornstarch (to add body) (optional)
1 kg of pork and/or chicken, cooked, in pieces (about 2.2 lb)
4 of tomatoes, roasted
2 of pasilla chiles, toasted and soaked
1 of onion, roasted
3 cloves of garlic, roasted
1 tablespoon of achiote (annatto)
2 of bell peppers, in strips
to taste of salt
12 of banana leaves, for wrapping