Hot Tamales

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 2 cups self-rising cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons garlic salt
• 3 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 (46 ounce) can tomato juice
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 combine the first 8 ingredients together, gradually adding in water.
• 2 in a large pot, bring the tomato juice, sauce, water, sugar and salt to a boil.
• 3 form the tamale mixture into walnut-size balls and drop into boiling juice.
• 4 boil softly for 30 minutes.
• 5 note: the longer this cooks the more flavorful it becomes.