Name: Guatemalan Colorado Tamale
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Cuisine: Guatemalan
Ingredients: 1 kg of corn masa (about 2.2 lb); 1/2 cup of lard; 6 of tomatoes, roasted; 3 of guaque chiles, toasted and soaked; 1 of onion, roasted; 3 cloves of garlic, roasted; 1 tablespoon of achiote (annatto); 1 kg of pork and/or chicken, in pieces, cooked (about 2.2 lb); 12 of olives; 12 of raisins; 2 of red bell peppers, in strips; to taste of salt; 12 of banana leaves, for wrapping

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1 kg of corn masa (about 2.2 lb)
1/2 cup of lard
6 of tomatoes, roasted
3 of guaque chiles, toasted and soaked
1 of onion, roasted
3 cloves of garlic, roasted
1 tablespoon of achiote (annatto)
1 kg of pork and/or chicken, in pieces, cooked (about 2.2 lb)
12 of olives
12 of raisins
2 of red bell peppers, in strips
to taste of salt
12 of banana leaves, for wrapping