{"id":8661,"date":"2012-06-05T07:19:36","date_gmt":"2012-06-05T14:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/?p=8661"},"modified":"2016-10-20T10:02:21","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T17:02:21","slug":"asparagus-and-pepper-jack-tamales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/asparagus-and-pepper-jack-tamales\/","title":{"rendered":"Asparagus and Pepper Jack Tamales"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When you think of tamales, what’s the first filling you think of? Pork with salsa verde or green chile and cheese, maybe? How about asparagus and pepper jack? Drive east on 90 from Seattle and on the other side of Snoqualmie Pass in the Yakima Valley, there’s a tamale joint called Los Hernandez<\/a>, famous for their asparagus and pepper jack tamales. People rave<\/em> about ’em.
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Available only in season, I’ve still got a few more weeks to get out there, but June is going to be an action-packed month with BlogHerFood next weekend, a trip to Victoria in the offing, so in case I don’t make it, I had a go at my own asparagus and pepper jack tamales. Some I made with just asparagus and pepper jack, others I added in some chopped Hatch chiles.<\/p>\n

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\nIf you’ve never made tamales, I have to tell you, it’s actually not hard at all, and doing just a small batch keeps the labor manageable. The key is to evenly press out the masa and don’t overfill it. The corn husk will help with the rolling. Don’t second guess and try to “check it.” Be confident! Just roll it and tie it. Done the Los Hernandez way, which looks like they mix the asparagus into the masa<\/a> and then lay a big dollop into the husk, it’s even easier.<\/p>\n

These tamales steam for 45 minutes, so you won’t need to cook the asparagus first.
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