Making Tamales: A Holiday Tradition | NYT Cooking

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  • čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
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    Big tamaladas are canceled this year, but many of the city’s tamaleras press on because tamales, along with the cultures and microeconomies they sustain, are essential. Join the chef Claudia Serrato at her outdoor kitchen in Montebello, Calif., as she and her family make tamales with blue corn and braised bison.
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Komentáře • 77

  • @lala_bee
    @lala_bee Před 3 lety +74

    Please feature Claudia in more posts. This made me so happy!

  • @Qmorris1126
    @Qmorris1126 Před 3 lety +105

    It made me sooo happy to watch this video! I love how Claudia is so proud of her her heritage. The fact that she embraces the language, ritual and sharing that goes into making tamales. She is my forever mood.
    Transparent moment: I always feel a little jealous when I see other cultures remembering their 10k yr history/ lessons (black woman here).
    I’m so drawn to her authenticity and pride. I look forward to the day when I can pass down what I do know to my children.
    I looooooooove this video and I look forward to making tamales.

  • @raquelolvera9090
    @raquelolvera9090 Před 3 lety +12

    have been waiting for latinx culture and history to be lifted up with joy and grace and humor and carino - MORE OF THIS PLEASE NYTCOOKING

  • @RayMacksKitchenandGrill
    @RayMacksKitchenandGrill Před 3 lety +63

    I really love this way of cooking...the spices and the meat choices are wonderful...this is cooking at its best.

  • @phylojenie9301
    @phylojenie9301 Před 3 lety +40

    This was a beautiful tribute to history, culture, and food. Thank you for featuring this story and thank you to Claudia for sharing her knowledge with us.

  • @backyardediblegarden
    @backyardediblegarden Před 3 lety +37

    Blue corn sounds so delicious for tamales.

  • @cookingwithmaisha675
    @cookingwithmaisha675 Před 3 lety +41

    I absolutely LOVE this video and the explanation about the culture!

  • @meortiz82
    @meortiz82 Před 3 lety +18

    We love to make tamales annually. I take a few days off and my father and I make over 40 pounds of pork tamales to give to friends and family.
    We started making sweet ones to honor my grandmother. Second year and counting on those.
    We’ve made frijol, I would love to make some Bison tamales. So cool, such a cool video. Thank you for this.
    We use to make tamales with my grandmother and grandfather it really is a wonderful tradition.

  • @SoapyCilantro
    @SoapyCilantro Před 3 lety +8

    Omg please more Claudia

  • @dwaynekoblitz6032
    @dwaynekoblitz6032 Před 3 lety +11

    The Cantina is so beautiful! I LOVE tamales! The blue corn? With that 🔥 red sauce? With 🦬?! Can this be anymore perfect?? Love it!!

  • @clarissaalonzo
    @clarissaalonzo Před 3 lety +17

    Wonderful video! Makes me proud to be who I am.

  • @IshRawr
    @IshRawr Před 3 lety +6

    This made me so happy! Thank you Claudia for the education and the joy!

  • @sfowler1017
    @sfowler1017 Před 3 lety +2

    Claudia is a delight! Love this video and the the things I learned about traditional tamales.

  • @kathyerickson9402
    @kathyerickson9402 Před 3 lety +3

    Beautiful tradition...beautiful food...beautiful AND powerful women. Thank you for sharing.

  • @deniseduenas3175
    @deniseduenas3175 Před 3 lety

    Loved this feature! It was such a beautiful culinary journey.

  • @Angels-3xist
    @Angels-3xist Před 3 lety +2

    I always find that tamales and good mexican food in general is one of the most simple best kept secrets around us.

  • @kif411
    @kif411 Před 3 lety +17

    That moment she put that delish looking red sauce over the shredded bison, I totally had a foodgasm. I need some of those tamales in my life

  • @D_isco_D_ancer
    @D_isco_D_ancer Před 3 lety +7

    She has a nice and contagious laugh.

  • @ernesthopkins3746
    @ernesthopkins3746 Před 3 lety +9

    Bravo, good story and recipe.

  • @Joshadowolf
    @Joshadowolf Před 3 lety

    🇺🇸♥️ 🇲🇽 Claudia is such as a wonderful inspiration. Thank you, NYT!

  • @mastra
    @mastra Před 3 lety +19

    This video made me wanna eat tamales SO BAD.

  • @bervpamepa
    @bervpamepa Před 3 lety +2

    ...and then you spread your thing, and then pa’ abajo...so funny, I loved it!

  • @v.boulanger9931
    @v.boulanger9931 Před 3 lety +2

    Heart warming, makes me want to be a part of it and convivir with my family. Thank you 🫂

  • @maia_gaia
    @maia_gaia Před 3 lety +2

    There's so much joy in this video 💖

  • @amychen2886
    @amychen2886 Před 3 lety +7

    "decolonizing my tastebuds" - powerful

  • @jcomm120
    @jcomm120 Před 3 lety

    Thanks so much for sharing Tamale history and cooking secrets♡

  • @BeautifulLivingHome
    @BeautifulLivingHome Před 3 lety +3

    I love tamales.🌺 Thanks for sharing🌺

  • @morganboutwell8231
    @morganboutwell8231 Před 3 lety +1

    A beautiful message! Thank you for sharing with us!

  • @asteriadiana
    @asteriadiana Před 3 lety +2

    Loved this video! Thank you!

  • @arisu229
    @arisu229 Před rokem

    I want to make tamales. I thought about making them because of Alton Brown and his Good Eats Collection show on Food Network/Netflix. Soaking the corn husks for 30 minutes and using the back of the spoon against the the soft side of the tamale are memorable tips. It's a lot of hard work, and what if my mom doesn't like it!

  • @mariasoteloobregon4587
    @mariasoteloobregon4587 Před 3 lety +2

    Love it!!! I also love making tamales, i make them all year around.

  • @heebadeeba7279
    @heebadeeba7279 Před 3 lety

    I love your the passion you have ❤️❤️ Amazing. May god bless love

  • @Karlaneedcoffee
    @Karlaneedcoffee Před 3 lety

    So dope to watch the whole process

  • @feelslikewater
    @feelslikewater Před 3 lety +2

    Beautiful video

  • @kkz201
    @kkz201 Před 3 lety +1

    i LOVE tamales! I think they're meant to be enjoyed 6 at a time with great company. I always thought of them as home-cooked comfort food made with love and experience....just like all comfort food!

  • @jdmdashfiredotcom
    @jdmdashfiredotcom Před 3 lety +3

    Lawd have mercy I'm making these asap

  • @sfviris5582
    @sfviris5582 Před rokem

    Thank you for making an “offering” to the bison that gave its life. We need to be more mindful of what the animals sacrifice so we can eat. 🙏

  • @Beautyandthebeadz
    @Beautyandthebeadz Před 3 lety +3

    What a beautiful video!!

  • @Karlaneedcoffee
    @Karlaneedcoffee Před 3 lety

    She is strong , intelligent, skilled , knowledgeable, beautiful and fun all together.

  • @eekwheretheydothatat7730

    This made me so happy

  • @carolinebray82
    @carolinebray82 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for sharing this! It makes me tear up a bit!! 👋🏻💜

  • @natashaapril8693
    @natashaapril8693 Před 3 lety

    Wow! I loved everything about this! 👌❤

  • @ReclinedPhysicist
    @ReclinedPhysicist Před 3 lety

    I have made tamales once. It was a lot of fun. Once is enough.

  • @zacheryzietlow2848
    @zacheryzietlow2848 Před 3 lety

    Spent many years in San Antonio Texas and learned to make so many kinds of Tamale. I'd let to take it to the next level and grind my corn, looking up one of them now. Can anyone recommend one, I've grinded hominy to make tamales but want to step it up.

  • @D_isco_D_ancer
    @D_isco_D_ancer Před 3 lety +1

    *Its very interesting how similar Hallacas are to Tamales.*

  • @c.michellesparks2925
    @c.michellesparks2925 Před 3 lety +7

    Shame on you for making me crave bison tamale while stuck in Florida! Lol

  • @jerrykinnin7941
    @jerrykinnin7941 Před 3 lety

    Tomales are delicious. I love them.

  • @reneelosangel
    @reneelosangel Před 3 lety +1

    💐

  • @joyfulinternecion
    @joyfulinternecion Před 3 lety

    Blue 🌽! So smart

  • @susanchapman6080
    @susanchapman6080 Před 3 lety

    What is the difference between Masa and Corn meal?

  • @MoYvStarkey
    @MoYvStarkey Před 3 lety +1

    It is family.

  • @Miguel-ez6sh
    @Miguel-ez6sh Před 3 lety +7

    Eventually I'm going to have to stop watching videos about food and actually get some but youre not making it easy

  • @GP-kw8kr
    @GP-kw8kr Před 3 lety +2

    Indigenous nutrition 🔥🔥🔥

  • @mattym3474
    @mattym3474 Před 3 lety

    at the end, they look soooo fucking beautiful ghawdd

  • @GP-kw8kr
    @GP-kw8kr Před 3 lety +3

    Decolonizing tastebuds ✊🏿🇲🇽

  • @Frybyte
    @Frybyte Před 3 lety

    I wish the recipe were clearer or slower as it is presented I couldn't keep up.

    • @nicoleDD4
      @nicoleDD4 Před 3 lety

      If you have a minimum of 3 people writing the recipe down and more at your tamalada you should be all good haha

    • @claudiaserrato4225
      @claudiaserrato4225 Před 3 lety

      cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1021731-tamales-de-chile-rojo-red-chile-tamales-with-meat

  • @thedduck
    @thedduck Před 3 lety

    Haaa.. Tama.. whhaa..

  • @ak-yr4dt
    @ak-yr4dt Před 3 lety +2

    Bison are endangered :/

    • @claudiaserrato4225
      @claudiaserrato4225 Před 3 lety +3

      Wild bison are protected. This bison came from a local rancher and are prosperous. You will also find bison renewal within Indigenous communities.

    • @ak-yr4dt
      @ak-yr4dt Před 3 lety +1

      @@claudiaserrato4225 i obviously know this wasn’t a wild bison. But farming an endangered species just for consumption is greedy and unethical.

    • @claudiaserrato4225
      @claudiaserrato4225 Před 3 lety +7

      @@ak-yr4dt Actually, bison is the most ethically raised nonhuman animal as it requires wild living unlike all other colonial foods such as the cow, chicken, pig, etc. which are also the original reasons why bison became endangered to begin with...as their arrival also meant the arrival of the colonizer which tried hard to impose their diet, taste buds, heavy meat based diet, and unethical care and lack of traditional ecological culinary knowledge. In fact, killing bison for "sport" was the colonizer's attempt to rid Native People's of their/our staple winter food source. So, before speaking to your claim, how about returning to the roots as to why this problem is even a problem. Blame the colonizer, not Indigenous Peoples.

    • @ak-yr4dt
      @ak-yr4dt Před 3 lety +1

      @@claudiaserrato4225 no one was blaming indigenous people, but the modern ones are certainly not helping if they keep eating an endangered animal just to preserve their culture while the rest of us are focused on conserving their populations and repopulating them

    • @MrWhatwzdat
      @MrWhatwzdat Před 3 lety

      @@ak-yr4dt Primero cagan el palo y después lo quieren limpiar. Y para acabar quieren aplausos.

  • @majoroldladyakamom6948
    @majoroldladyakamom6948 Před 3 lety +1

    Nothing like a great tamale with fingernail polish chips for extra flavor and crunch. Ugh!, aka, where are the gloves???

    • @lauram3247
      @lauram3247 Před 3 lety +5

      If you notice she IS NOT using her hands, she is using a spoon to spread the masa. I think the tamales will be safe.

    • @mamisxiles
      @mamisxiles Před 3 lety +19

      Always a hater somewhere. Like what did our ancestors use? You think they used gloves?? No! You have to touch the masa to make sure texture is just right.. As long as you are practicing cleanliness there’s no need to worry. Chill out.

    • @lauram3247
      @lauram3247 Před 3 lety +8

      Mamis Xiles Ni que se los fuera a comer ella! All the knowledge shared in this 10 minute video and all she can bring to the table is criticism. @ Mama Old Lady aka, Mom

    • @dxndelion-6152
      @dxndelion-6152 Před 3 lety +5

      If you’re talking about ONE “tamale” it’s a tamal. If you’re gonna make some sort of criticism on this video, at least get your vocabulary right.

    • @sofiarodriguez4058
      @sofiarodriguez4058 Před 3 lety +6

      lmfao miss girl. did you know GOURMET chefs example Gordon ramsay even your LOCAL fast food restaurants don't wear gloves. Also i'd like to see you try lmao. I bet you cant even get off a couch. Also Claudia didn't even have nail polish on lmao