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 tomatoes, roasted; 3 guaque chiles, toasted and soaked; 1 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 olives; 12 raisins; 2 red bell peppers, in strips; Salt, to taste; 12 banana leaves, for wrapping; Water for the steamer

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1 kg of corn masa (about 2.2 lb)
1/2 cup of lard
6 tomatoes, roasted
3 guaque chiles, toasted and soaked
1 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 olives
12 raisins
2 red bell peppers, in strips
Salt, to taste
12 banana leaves, for wrapping
Water for the steamer