My grandma to my friend I brought round for dinner 'are you ok love, you've only eaten barely anything'. He ate five servings of food. That weekend was the only time I have seen him wearing trousers that weren't skinny jeans, and he wore skinny jeans for our clothed swimming test.
@@ericktellez7632 bro what? first off, no need to be rude, and second, the word “making” implies there is multiple of whatever thing you’re making, in this sentence. you wouldn’t say “cookies making competition” you’d say “cookie making competition”. if they were to make the word “tamale” plural in that sentence, it wouldn’t be correct.
i am fully mexican and this is the first time in my 17 years of living hearing the exact measurements for tamales....we just eyeball everything or just say “YA!” when it feels like enough lmao
I'm from Central Europe and tamales is a completely foreign concept to me, so measurements come in handy for someone like me. We eyeball the ingredients when making kolach or bramborak, yet if you would need measurements if you wanted to try it without having to travel across half the world. Just get off your high horse.
At least I’m not the only one but that’s because my abuelita taught me she said “if it feels right stop, always trust your gut” that goes for any food for us
As a Hispanic man, yes making tamales is a all day process that the children are forced to assist with that begins at about 5am so we can be done for dinner. We all hate it as a children but those days are great and I'm glad I learned how
I'm a Navajo guy and when I learned how to make tamales, I was thankful cause they have saved my ass more times than I can count, either by selling them or by being my breakfast and lunch for weeks at a time
I'm from South Texas (a few hours south of San Antonio). We do a huge tamalada every year for Christmas...and my family is white, lol. Best freaking meal of the year though. It's crazy, the tamale shops do some serious business around Christmas. You can even buy them by the dozen at some of the gas stations.
I'm a little disappointed you didn't make at least 7 dozen, but I see that your mom didn't trick you and your whole family into coming over for lunch and then placing you into a tamal assembly line.
pro tip: invite all your friends and family for tamales. make them assemble the tamales. badabim badaboum you can make at least 200-300 tamales, ready for Christmas
My Abuelita passed away last year and it's been tough but these look almost exactly like hers but smaller and I tried making them the same way you did and they tasted so similar it shocked me. Thank you Andrew for letting me re -live her amazing cooking
Giovanni Schulze oh, people's grandparents don't die? I'm guessing you're to young to have experienced death in the family, you'll understand one day when you grow up a little bit.
During Christmas my aunt made some tamales. We have a mixed cultures church. American and Mexican. My aunt wanted me to pass her tamales to everyone. The next week the guy I handed him some told me that they were delicious. He said that the husk were a little too chewy. I laughed so hard. I told him he wasn't supposed to eat the husk! He continued and told me that we should have included instructions on how to eat them.
@@davindamico1759 nah grandmas shouldnt be forcing anyone to eat when they are full already unless you want to throw up. grandmas who do that are inconsiderate and messed up for trying to make you feel bad
*Me, eating a tamale for the first time:* I mean... its okay. I dont know why you have to include the husks though... a little hard to chew My Mexican friends: -I...
Chimera US, I would have said Canada or Mexico if It wasn’t, though nobody I knew in Mexico would ever eat husks of tamales. Sorry my wording?? Wasn’t perfect English is NOT my native language.
when I make tamales with my mom we literally use the same ingredients you're using, but in the region of Mexico that we're from (Zamora, Michoacan) our masa is not white: we add a little of the 'spice paste' into the masa and we knead the dough for like 45 minutes straight. I'm not sure what region of Mexico your tamales are from, but if you put that much lard, they're 100% legit; THIS is cultural appreciation so it's a double thumbs-up for me.
I thought the red spicy masa was a "norteño" thing. Also i've never had pork before, it's usually beef and some times deer. Agree on the 100% legit lard seal of approval. Saludos from Sonora.
Can confirm is a "norteño thing" my mom asks me to go to a nearby "molino" to buy that dough i think its called "Mixtamal" and is often used to make "gorditas" too. The most special thing about tamales is the array of things you can stuff on them, last month my girlfriend made a wellbunch of them to take to her relatives living in san antonio and she made some sweet tamales with chiplote and chabacano mermelade and they were absolutely tasteful the ones made from cajeta those were the winners tho.
I remember being 7 or 8 and my mom and my aunt were making tamales.. I’m not Mexican, Btw. they were up all night making those things and damn they were good I ate like 6.
I'm black, not hispanic, but my dad would come home with like a dozen of these because when his friend's wife would make them, they'd make SO MANY. They were so good.
Protip I learned from my mama: add some of the chili paste you made into your masa to give it some flavor. And you could use different flavored mantecas or instead of water use broths. Cooking is amazing.
LuckiestGravy another tip if you are making tamales de dulce!!! before you make your masa, boil a few cinnamon sticks in water with as much sugar as you want and use that water to make the masa (of course still add the lard)! it tastes better than if you add sugar directly into the masa
when babish makes traditional food he always has these specific measurements when the traditional ancestors of the food just threw in stuff until they thought it was fine. this is an amazing phenomenon
there's something really funny about it for sure. comes with having a worldwide audience I guess - if it's "your" food you've already learned how to eyeball it, but until someone on another continent has made it a few times they gotta have measurements so their eyeballs can get up to speed XD
This is honestly one of the only TH-cam channels that is professional enough to be on tv. There’s no dumb intro like “WHATS UP ITS YOUR BOI.....”. Seriously, this needs to be on tv. I’d watch it every week.
People out here saying “this is wrong” and “you should’ve done this or that” chill. The beauty of Mexican food is that depending on the region, state, even town/city dishes are prepared differently. Tamales in Oaxaca are different from Jalisco, but they’re still tamales and are authentic.
well yeah girl but why the hell people from other countries still think adding oregano to something makes it mexican? and true, we can put anything in a tamal even Nutella
i love watching things like this because it reminds me of the cultural differences even in "similar" countries. mexican tamales are so different from costa rican tamales,, just wow. it's so cool
Tamales are different even within Mexico. North Mexico (smaller, greasier) tamales are way different from Center Mexico tamales (bigger, with crumbles), that are different from South Mexico tamales (tamales oaxaquelos: large as center's, thin and greasier as north's, but with more herbs and using banana leafs instead of corn husks)
TIL that there's over 500 varieties of tamale in Mexico alone; add in the rest of Central/South America, plus Hispanic US dwellers and the Caribbean variants, and you've probably close to tripled that. And that's without even coming anywhere _near_ family recipes!
@@dustyrose192 "Sort of" translation: Don't be a donkey, kid!(or son, depends on how do you use it) Look, it's like this Edit: Mijo (which comes from "Mi hijo") is often used to refer a young kid, generally used by old people, the female version of this is "Mija"
@@heyyou9472 Buro doesn't mean anything on Spanish that I know for, probably tried to write "burro" Something that we use often to refer to dumb people
The reason I love ur channel is because you actually teach on how to cook these items with your soothing monotone voice while adding a little bit of comedy to lighten the mood so it’s not to serious. Keep up the good work
Babish it's 1:30 in the morning, I'm trying to get some coding done for college, and you're making me crave Tamales. Where, in god's name, am I supposed to get Tamales at this hour? Curse you Babish.
There is another version of tamales that my family makes occasionally. They are sweet tamales. We change the dough a bit. We add sugar, cinnamon, and raisins. (Maybe vanilla extract sometimes) We also add pink food coloring to tell apart the sweet tamales from the spicy or savory ones. Or maybe instead of pork, we like to have cheese and jalapeños.
@@HayTatsuko I forgot about this comment, but someone else commented and I saw this. We usually use queso blanco. A Mexican white cheese. (Yeah it’s redundant, but that’s what it says on the packages and signs when we buy it.) But really any cheese could work. It’s based on preference.
I didn't know you could use corn husks. The ones I've eaten has always had banana leaves, though my family on dad's side are from El Salvador and not mexico so it be a regional thing
Corn husks are something more used in central and northern mexico, while banana leaves are pretty common on the southern states for what I've seen travelling the country.
@@TsukiCondor They are very aromatic that's for sure, but the ones I eat with banana leaf are pork with red sauce, there is absolutely no sweet taste in them XD.
My mother taught me to not make pork tamales during the summer or on hot days because it spoils in the heat. So, we reserve making pork tamales for thanksgiving and Christmas time. On hot days we make chicken tamales.
My gramma is absolutely THAT Grandma who will insist on feeding you seconds, thirds, anything to get meat on your bones. that said, I showed this to her and she is so happy and proud that someone showed how to make tamales! Of course, now she thinks that since I 'know how' I should start making my own! But Grandma food is best food!
Russ RedCloud it's just the objectively best way to do it. I don't know someone who doesn't either get their tamales from their grandma, or from someone else's
100 subs with no videos Oh my god, yes, please..... I love Asian food! I live down the street from 100 Asian restaurants (right part of town), but still not the variety of when I went to Singapore (I would hit the mall at Bugis Junction and get BBQ quail eggs, arabiki sausage, kimchi dumplings and whatever else was calling my name... which is why Americans are fat and not Asians, who will get one item and call that their meal).
This is my favorite video. The video carefully, yet straightforward, demonstrates the process of making my favorite type of tamale. I love that you stayed true and authentic to the way my grandmother does her tamales. I will be making several large batches this year for my family. Thank you.
Goo gle I know that this isn't related to the video but to make your name "Google" like that just change your name first name should be Google and last name put a period(.) What I did for mine.
1:05 "Preferably freshly toasted and ground in a spice grinder, but it's late, and I'm not trying to wake up Rasheed." *Immediately turns on high powered blender.*
My mom puts some of the red chile into the masa so we can distinguish between the red or green tamales. And it just makes it taste really good. But I'm glad I got to see your version of tamales. They look good! 😍
I was looking for a comment like this...my grandma does that too..and we put alot of the fat from the pork in the Masa too..and if flavors it even more..bc Masa can be a lil bland..but all that liquid fat in there...ohhh man..my family has yearly tamale making parties and that was what we all agreed on that we would do for now on
My mom is Mexican and father is salvadoran, I know very well of both corn husk and banana leaves. My mom works at a Nicaraguan restaurant. Never liked the olives though.
I'm not Hispanic and I used to always eat tamale during the holidays. My grandma would make batch after batch to give to family and she would always give me at least 50 of them. They'd be gone within 2-3 days too they were great. She was Hispanic.
Honestly there's all ways a shit ton of lard and massa in the kitchen during Christmas cuz my family gives tamales as gifts to friends and others family members
Don't skimp out on the filling man. I hate when I get a Tamale that is like all masa and like a centimeter of filling. What is the point of having a filling if there is barely any in it. You, feel me.
My mama ain't Mexican at all. We're native American and Irish. But we make tamales from scratch too. And we learned that the first time we made it. Its honestly the more meat the better. I love the masa but the meat is amazing.
Maybe I'm weird, or maybe my mom's recipe is just that good, but I love the masa more than the filing usually. Of course she always uses chicken, and I never really liked chicken.
I don't really like meat... had some interactions with it that scared me but I prefer my tamales that have more masa than carne or at least have more chile
My mom made “kid tamales” if any of the kids didn’t want to eat the regular ones and I was just masa a little sugar to make them a little sweeter and raisins. I still love them they’re great with coffee tea or Abuelitas!
These comments are a nice mix between people appreciating the recipe and people utterly baffled that a man who's never made tamales before isn't quite as good at making them as their (grand)mother who has been cooking them for 20+ years
I'm not a fan of the tiny little finger sized tamales. The ones we grew up eating out here in Cali were substantially sized. Like, a really fat hot pocket or something.
Awwww yah the big and thick tamales are the best since I am Mexican and every time family comes over and we make them let me tell you something OMG my grandmas thamales are the best cuz she makes them with lost of fillings
Took the dough to another level by adding the braising liquids and beef stock. Flavor was incredible. Thank you so much for demonstrating the technique! Made my first time go smooth like dough on the husk. ♥️
I have made tamales several times growing up. And I’ve never heard of whipping the lard. Usually we heat it up and melt it and mix it in like it was a liquid. Also for those trying it. Another tip to know it’s done right is if the tamale rolls clean off the leaf. That means there is enough lard. It was still great!
Fun fact everyone calls my great grandma abuela and almost no one in my family knows her real name Abuela es Abuela Edit: asked my grandma her name is Antionia
I didn't know my mamama's name (grandma) until my senior year of highschool, and I still haven't told my siblings or cousins I found out yet, that was 3 years ago
Looked quite good. One thing I would’ve done different is add some of the marinade from the pork directly in the masa mix. That’s what gives the masa an incredible flavor!
Yeah it just kinda depends on different regions in Mexico and how they make tamales, my mom's side of the family adds the chile to the masa which makes it more spicy. His recipe still looks tasty tho!
"...preferably freshly toasted and ground in a spice grinder but it's late and I'm not trying to wake up Rasheed" *Proceeds to start high powered blender*
Sir Memesalot Buen trabajo means good job or also you did A good job. You can also ask tienes UN trabajo? Do you have A job. Donde trabajas? Where do you work. Porque trabajas? Why do you work. No A/UN involved. I also have not taken a Spanish class in over 6 years but do speak Spanish on almost a daily basis. So I’m not sure why or how exactly why but I just know that it’s right, cause it would sound weird otherwise. Sorry I can’t give a better explanation or if I’m wrong please correct me.
why did this video make me start crying.... my grandma would make her special tamales recipe every year and we never truly learned it from her before she passed away. now with no recipe, my mom pours herself into making one batch after another trying to get it perfect every christmas...
The hallmarks of a grandma
"I didn't ask *if* you wanted more food, I asked *how much more* you wanted"
@@soupylooopy yes
Sounds like my grandad he makes sure we have a mountain of food on our plates 😅
My grandma to my friend I brought round for dinner 'are you ok love, you've only eaten barely anything'. He ate five servings of food. That weekend was the only time I have seen him wearing trousers that weren't skinny jeans, and he wore skinny jeans for our clothed swimming test.
What? I ate like 8 of them
Mi tia would say something, "mijo, no tienes comida" which translated is "child, you do not have enough food"
“It’s late and I’m not trying to wake up Rashid” *begins blending*
It’s a silent blender, but yeah I thought if that too lol
I read this as he said it
Who's Rashid
@@CarlsCozyCorner His old roommate and high school friend
@@partibananathurai5862 ohhh okay I was confused
"Have some more"
"No, gracias"
"DID I STUTTER?"
Calm down Stanley
No perdon
@@eatyourcereal3397 ¿de qué hablas si en la película era 'no gracias'?
@@eatyourcereal3397 ¿o era un chiste?
Calm down Charlie
*Babish:* [Makes tamales]
*Me a Mexican watching:* [war flashbacks to tamale making parties I have every December with my family]
Sucks to be you
MY FAMILY USED TO DO THAT TOO we haven’t done it in so long I miss it
@@sweatypothos We did a virtual one for Christmas. It wasn’t the same but the workload was nicer! We only had to feed one family this time. 😅
“Tamale making”?
You sure you are from Mexico? Plural is tamales and singular Tamal
@@ericktellez7632 bro what? first off, no need to be rude, and second, the word “making” implies there is multiple of whatever thing you’re making, in this sentence. you wouldn’t say “cookies making competition” you’d say “cookie making competition”. if they were to make the word “tamale” plural in that sentence, it wouldn’t be correct.
i am fully mexican and this is the first time in my 17 years of living hearing the exact measurements for tamales....we just eyeball everything or just say “YA!” when it feels like enough lmao
Well not everyone is in your position and this is a recipe that is meant to be taught to people who maybe never made tamales before
@@physicalzeppelin2326 You don’t have to be aggressive, they’re just telling their story
I'm from Central Europe and tamales is a completely foreign concept to me, so measurements come in handy for someone like me. We eyeball the ingredients when making kolach or bramborak, yet if you would need measurements if you wanted to try it without having to travel across half the world. Just get off your high horse.
@@pepre7594 lel
At least I’m not the only one but that’s because my abuelita taught me she said “if it feels right stop, always trust your gut” that goes for any food for us
You pulled out the lard. My Abuelita would be proud.
Fried. Gengars same
Tf is a abelata
@@captainjackpugh6050 abuletia for one and a grandmother
Iyana Dawkins it’s abuelita
@@captainjackpugh6050 This is the most American sentence I've ever seen.
"It's late, and I'm not trying to wake u-" WHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Nice blender.
Doesn't want to wake up room mate - turns on blender...what?! xD
thought the same. exact. thing.
What in the hell are you talking about? 0.0
ThunderCatsarego and why does this have anything to do with blender noise.... Guess people are too smart for me these days.
Crazy lighting in his kitchen, looks like midday
As a Hispanic man, yes making tamales is a all day process that the children are forced to assist with that begins at about 5am so we can be done for dinner. We all hate it as a children but those days are great and I'm glad I learned how
I'm a Navajo guy and when I learned how to make tamales, I was thankful cause they have saved my ass more times than I can count, either by selling them or by being my breakfast and lunch for weeks at a time
I'm from South Texas (a few hours south of San Antonio). We do a huge tamalada every year for Christmas...and my family is white, lol.
Best freaking meal of the year though. It's crazy, the tamale shops do some serious business around Christmas. You can even buy them by the dozen at some of the gas stations.
5am? What the fuck yall doing? Growing the wheat?
Edit: I should have put corn 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
@@JP2GiannaT Oh yeah the tamale business in San Antonio around Christmas is insane.
@@emanuelgonzalez7213 you put wheat in your tamales?
I'm a little disappointed you didn't make at least 7 dozen, but I see that your mom didn't trick you and your whole family into coming over for lunch and then placing you into a tamal assembly line.
Karpens16 lol, im not hispanic but that sounds like something a mother would do.
Karpens16 😂😂😂😂 we are not tricked, we are forced to do it😂😂😂
HAHHAHAHHHAHA SO TRUE!
Llegan hasta los vecinos alv
Alexia Tr better help if you want some mijo
Babish: * starts blender *
Rashid: *Am I a JoKe To YoU*
Keanna Hebert Who is Rashid?
@@bennyfairfax1 right?
Maxwell Thompson Rashid is the name of his roommate but Babish has moved so I don’t think they’re roommates anymore
Thanks
owen moore black guy with glasses
pro tip: invite all your friends and family for tamales. make them assemble the tamales. badabim badaboum you can make at least 200-300 tamales, ready for Christmas
You mean what my grandma dose but in 15 min because she cooks fast ass hell
Yeah, my family makes a bunch of tamales for christmas every year. We always have so many extra!
yeah, you gotta freeze some, and eat it every now and then throughout the year, itll feel like an out of place day after christmas leftover day
@@wawis231 smart
You don't help make them then you don't get to eat them
Ahh yes, the Mexican energy bar...
How did you know?
Thats just an energy bar!?
@@apolloisnotashirt oh...
This comment is underrated for just 245 likes it needs more
@@bear2507 coming from a Mexican family, I’m curious to ask what the issue is
My Abuelita passed away last year and it's been tough but these look almost exactly like hers but smaller and I tried making them the same way you did and they tasted so similar it shocked me. Thank you Andrew for letting me re -live her amazing cooking
That's a lovely way to honor your Abuelita! Thank you for sharing!
I’m sorry for your loss... atleast you can have Babish’s cooking
That’s a beautiful way to keep her memory alive
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Giovanni Schulze oh, people's grandparents don't die? I'm guessing you're to young to have experienced death in the family, you'll understand one day when you grow up a little bit.
Don’t try to give an answer to “Do you want some more?”
*It’s not a question.*
the do is silent. oh you want some more
@@chelseasdagger9132 domics?
I said this as soon as she asked. I was like "just nod...and then put some back when she's not looking."
You *do* want some more, you *will* have some more
*Y o u w a n t m o r e*
Coco's grandma is basically every grandma ever existed
They ain't gonna stop giving you foods
My nan has to stop me eating her out of house and home
You meant Miguel's grandma? Cause Coco is the great grandma.
@@slumberzombie ye that's what i mean
Especially Mexican grandmas lol
That’s my grandpa right there
Mexican moms eye everything and they all succeed.
Ayyy Chinese grandmas too
every bloody grandma does
sounds like the concensus is that, more often than not, mom's can cook
@Max _ the question is will you follow your mom or grandma
@@Mimi-qe7qz yes
*realizes that the husks aren’t meant to be eaten and sweats nervously*
Who tricked you?
During Christmas my aunt made some tamales. We have a mixed cultures church. American and Mexican. My aunt wanted me to pass her tamales to everyone. The next week the guy I handed him some told me that they were delicious. He said that the husk were a little too chewy. I laughed so hard. I told him he wasn't supposed to eat the husk! He continued and told me that we should have included instructions on how to eat them.
Jajajajajaja
@@anaroque8352 they exist
When you make tamales you get up at 6 at go to sleep at midnight.
Tamales are not a joke.
The DodoBird no kidding lol
Nigga you know you type stupid
@@stinkiebhlood6473 for people who lack IQ, replace the second "at" with "and" and you're all set.
You don’t even get to eat them that day you have to wait for the next day it’s painful but so worth it
My grandma can agree on that HAHAHA
As someone with an Old World Italian grandmother, I can ascertain that "Do you want some more?" is the most rhetorical of rhetorical questions.
the answer is always yes and it does not matter whether you actually want them or not
Why it gotta be a italian grandma, all grandmas ...
@@franciscomiguel4297 exactly. You never say no to Grandma's food
Italy is the México of Europe
Francisco Miguel ikr i’m macedonian and my grandma acts like this. it’s all grandmas not just italian and latino.
Anyone's Grandmother employ the guilt trip response when trying to turn down seconds/thirds/ 86ths? " What? you no like it?"
never worked on me though because im not going to force myself to eat when im full
@@ernestogastelum9123 oh so you like upsetting your Gma? smh
I have never turned down extra helpings.
I have a black hole where my stomach is supposed to be.
My mom does this too, whenever i don't eat alot she asks if i didn't like it but i tell her I wasn't that hungry :/
@@davindamico1759 nah grandmas shouldnt be forcing anyone to eat when they are full already unless you want to throw up. grandmas who do that are inconsiderate and messed up for trying to make you feel bad
when they say no to the tamales
*P e a c e w a s n e v e r a n o p t i o n*
Mexicans in Predicaments
It's time to meet the sandle
-Sun tzu
@@plusxz821 I see you are a man of culture as well
this website is for people 13+ that joke makes you look immature.
*Me, eating a tamale for the first time:* I mean... its okay. I dont know why you have to include the husks though... a little hard to chew
My Mexican friends: -I...
Tamal...
HAHAHAHA
Oh my I had an American friend do the same thing while having tamales at my home.
@@skyforthewin So, what part of America was he from? Canada, Mexico?
Oh, you mean a U.S citizen? Cause of course you know American ≠ U.S. Citizen.
Chimera US, I would have said Canada or Mexico if It wasn’t, though nobody I knew in Mexico would ever eat husks of tamales. Sorry my wording?? Wasn’t perfect English is NOT my native language.
when I make tamales with my mom we literally use the same ingredients you're using, but in the region of Mexico that we're from (Zamora, Michoacan) our masa is not white: we add a little of the 'spice paste' into the masa and we knead the dough for like 45 minutes straight. I'm not sure what region of Mexico your tamales are from, but if you put that much lard, they're 100% legit; THIS is cultural appreciation so it's a double thumbs-up for me.
I thought the red spicy masa was a "norteño" thing. Also i've never had pork before, it's usually beef and some times deer.
Agree on the 100% legit lard seal of approval. Saludos from Sonora.
Can confirm is a "norteño thing" my mom asks me to go to a nearby "molino" to buy that dough i think its called "Mixtamal" and is often used to make "gorditas" too.
The most special thing about tamales is the array of things you can stuff on them, last month my girlfriend made a wellbunch of them to take to her relatives living in san antonio and she made some sweet tamales with chiplote and chabacano mermelade and they were absolutely tasteful the ones made from cajeta those were the winners tho.
My mom is from Jalisco and they make them red but my dad is from Durango and theyre white/slightly yellow.
My mom is from Sinaloa and we do shrimp tamales every new years eve
Shrimp tamales are sooo good. Not a fan of sweet tamales tho.
The most retable thing about tamales is trying to guess which type you grabbed when your grandma makes several different types.
Cross your fingers and hope you get the one you wanted
tamele roulette
honestly!
I made tamales with my mom when I was 13.
I just finished making them last night.
Best comment
Plot twist: you’re still 13
I remember being 7 or 8 and my mom and my aunt were making tamales.. I’m not Mexican, Btw. they were up all night making those things and damn they were good I ate like 6.
Noice
Was it really that dark or is my mind is just twisted
Mexican moms don’t use measurements they just add the spices until their ancestors say “ya mija” 👌😩
I ask my mom and she says this is true
You got that right! I think all Mamas who cook good do that ;-)
Fr
My mom confirmed this xD
the truest truth
"Have some more"
"No, gracias"
*takes off chancleta* "You'd rather taste shoe leather?!"
*LA CHANCLA*
_oh no_
Fear
_[Insert confused and scared avian screaming here]_
Top 10 weapons to cruel for war
Only 8 hours? My man's never been on a crew at Christmas time.
🤣🤣🤣...I never have any left to freeze either...no matter how many we make there's always a "primo" or "prima" that shows up with their kids.
Me: *watches Binging with Babish, knowing i cant do this stuff*
My stomach: *you make me un poco loco, un pocititito locooo*
Chris you can do it bro just try
Poquitito
The picture fits perfectly
The way you keep me guessing
How do you make it yo where it looks like that
I'm black, not hispanic, but my dad would come home with like a dozen of these because when his friend's wife would make them, they'd make SO MANY. They were so good.
You're hispanic too now 😂👌 if you like the food then you earn the title I don't make the rules
Feckless Records indeed
You don't need to be Hispanic to enjoy Hispanic food.
Its a rule you make 50 at once
Its too much effort to make small batches, so you always make big ones. I'm currently still working on some from christmas
Protip I learned from my mama: add some of the chili paste you made into your masa to give it some flavor. And you could use different flavored mantecas or instead of water use broths. Cooking is amazing.
My mom does the same!
And you can grind the fresh raw corn into powder. And then make the masa
@@2ndpartycrasher954 awww I've never had tamales 😞
LuckiestGravy another tip if you are making tamales de dulce!!! before you make your masa, boil a few cinnamon sticks in water with as much sugar as you want and use that water to make the masa (of course still add the lard)! it tastes better than if you add sugar directly into the masa
Yes, my mom used lard that came from the carnitas bowl, delicious!!!
when babish makes traditional food he always has these specific measurements when the traditional ancestors of the food just threw in stuff until they thought it was fine. this is an amazing phenomenon
there's something really funny about it for sure. comes with having a worldwide audience I guess - if it's "your" food you've already learned how to eyeball it, but until someone on another continent has made it a few times they gotta have measurements so their eyeballs can get up to speed XD
In my family we add some of the Chile sauce of the carne into the masa so that it has more color and flavor
jeonjimin
Same. I also add whatever fat renders out of the meat.
@@housekilla457 same for the sauce and same for the fat j u I c es so gooddd
That's what we do
My grandma does this. Friggin amazing!
You Have Insulted the Gods of Tamales
Your lighting always makes it look like it's the daytime
Means I'm doin my job right! :D
Yeah, cos if it looked like night time you wouldn't see a thing ;)
George Davies no really, turning lights on during the night looks different compared to daylights
This is honestly one of the only TH-cam channels that is professional enough to be on tv. There’s no dumb intro like “WHATS UP ITS YOUR BOI.....”. Seriously, this needs to be on tv. I’d watch it every week.
I like how josh wiessman talks to us from outside the cupboard tho
Idk he wouldn’t have as much freedom, plus cable is dying sooooo
Imagine babish not having his typical serious voice
What a cursed thought
Ever heard of MasterClass?
I think he's got a masterclass on cooking.
Or just watch it here?
"No gracias"
*Pulls out AK-47*
"Si"
There is no need of AK47, we use the mythical and legendary "CHANCLA"
@@PlasticEel
OK DAMN DUDE CHILL INST THAT TOO MUCH?
Raul Pareja Jesus Christ we don’t have to get drastic
@@PlasticEel bruh do you want her to kill poor him the CHANCLA will kill anyone who opposes the user
@@gabrieljose8134 that sounds like a jojo reference
Mexican Grandma: You need to eat! You're too skinny!
LATER
Mexican Grandma: Look how fat you are! You have to do exercise!
That's how the human body works that's how you get buffed
p e e i s s t o r e d i n t h e b a l l s
I can assure you this applies to Asian grandparents too
@@awrawrwar pretty much any race thats not white actually
@@technounionrepresentative4274 pretty accurate
My mom, Naan and Grandma do the same.
>Not tryin to wake up Rashid
>turns on blender
XD
Sax Blues that’s exactly what I was thinking
Seriously! We have one of those blenders and they are LOUD! It’s like turning on a leaf blower in your house.
Took the words right outta my mouth!
who's rashid?
Sax Blues lol
People out here saying “this is wrong” and “you should’ve done this or that” chill. The beauty of Mexican food is that depending on the region, state, even town/city dishes are prepared differently. Tamales in Oaxaca are different from Jalisco, but they’re still tamales and are authentic.
Ambar Marquez ^^ Thank you! You put it into words on what I was thinking!
seriously, part of the reason why i loved this video was because of how authentic and traditional his recipe was
well yeah girl but why the hell people from other countries still think adding oregano to something makes it mexican? and true, we can put anything in a tamal even Nutella
Cierto. Sean esponjosos, chiquitos o grandotes, masudos o apelmazados, cada tamal tiene su gracia. Gracias por la receta.
Tamales from Peru are better !
That joke at the beginning was so lame we all know he sleeps in a apron
Im sorry, jon
@@Theogwhitemask Is this a Jojo's reference?
@@coragon42 partial garfield and jojo, so ppchew
i love watching things like this because it reminds me of the cultural differences even in "similar" countries. mexican tamales are so different from costa rican tamales,, just wow. it's so cool
My mom's Mexican and works at a Nicaraguan restaurant, they add stuff like carrots and potatoes . Usually banana leaves.
Tamales are different even within Mexico. North Mexico (smaller, greasier) tamales are way different from Center Mexico tamales (bigger, with crumbles), that are different from South Mexico tamales (tamales oaxaquelos: large as center's, thin and greasier as north's, but with more herbs and using banana leafs instead of corn husks)
TIL that there's over 500 varieties of tamale in Mexico alone; add in the rest of Central/South America, plus Hispanic US dwellers and the Caribbean variants, and you've probably close to tripled that. And that's without even coming anywhere _near_ family recipes!
Culinary diversity is a blessing
I always do a little cheer whenever we get a clean plate on this channel...it signifies victory!
🅱️
Babby: "I'm not tryna wake Rashid." Also Babby: *Turns on blender*
I just entered the comments to write the exact same thing
Hahaha me too 😂
sorry to ruin the joke but it was a silent blender
@@lamb... Why not? Brad does it and Babish doesn't mind. No hate of course, I'm just curious is all
@@lamb... I understand now, thanks
"Here, have some more!"
"¡No gracias!"
"DID I ASK, OR DID I SAY?"
You said;)
Ama, no, perate, no me pegue, por favor
Not trying to wake rashid
Blender: RRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Even after my grandma's passing I can still tell her breathing on my neck saying
"NO SEAA BURO MIJO MIRA SE ASE ASI"
rough translation is: "DON'T BE BURO MIJO LOOK LIKE THIS"
I think u mean no seas buro mijo mira asi se ase asi
@@dustyrose192 "Sort of" translation: Don't be a donkey, kid!(or son, depends on how do you use it) Look, it's like this
Edit: Mijo (which comes from "Mi hijo") is often used to refer a young kid, generally used by old people, the female version of this is "Mija"
The watermelon
lol I don’t think she was referring to a donkey
@@heyyou9472 Buro doesn't mean anything on Spanish that I know for, probably tried to write "burro" Something that we use often to refer to dumb people
I showed this to my Mexican mother and she said “pues que chingados ponle mas carne gringo,” MOTHER STOP
Translation (?): "well, what the fuck, put more meat on it 'gringo (Yankee? American?)'"
Please verify
she is saying to put more meat in there gringo (american)
And add Chile to the masa. The masa looks so bland lol
Old account Lol
True
Babish: Today i'm coking tamales
Hispanics: My time has come
The reason I love ur channel is because you actually teach on how to cook these items with your soothing monotone voice while adding a little bit of comedy to lighten the mood so it’s not to serious.
Keep up the good work
I wish someone would love me as much as Babish loves kosher salt.
Kosher Salt loves you back.
Babish it's 1:30 in the morning, I'm trying to get some coding done for college, and you're making me crave Tamales. Where, in god's name, am I supposed to get Tamales at this hour? Curse you Babish.
I don’t know are you Mexican
Make them yourself you coward
Also slaving away at my programming. Java and C++ this semester
Program a Robot that can get you Tamales...
p sure most supermarkets have them in the freezer section
There is another version of tamales that my family makes occasionally.
They are sweet tamales. We change the dough a bit. We add sugar, cinnamon, and raisins. (Maybe vanilla extract sometimes) We also add pink food coloring to tell apart the sweet tamales from the spicy or savory ones.
Or maybe instead of pork, we like to have cheese and jalapeños.
Same here. I love sweet tamales. We just make the batches of sweet ones later with left over masa instead of coloring them.
Those both sound glorious. I'd really be into the cheese (which kind(s)?) and jalapeños version!
Same here
@@HayTatsuko I forgot about this comment, but someone else commented and I saw this. We usually use queso blanco. A Mexican white cheese. (Yeah it’s redundant, but that’s what it says on the packages and signs when we buy it.)
But really any cheese could work. It’s based on preference.
@@ssumbody6251 queso asadero for the win, I love it.
1:05 "Its late and im not trying to wake up Rashid"
1:12 *Blasts blender on high for 30 seconds*
"I don't want to wake up my roommate with a spice grinder" however you seem perfectly fine waking him up with that blender.
I *ASKED* IF YOU WOULD _LIKE_ *_MORE TAMALES_*
Mark Bertumen i
The Wail of a Dying Coyote That’s what I THOUGHT you said!
non non j'aime les baguettes oui oui
God, don't tell me there's already Coco edits.
No gracias?
Babish: “Preferably freshly ground but it’s late and I’m not trying to wake up Rasheed”
Also Babish (2seconds later): Uses blender.
Its amazing how underrated this comment is
@@denyel5192 because almost everyone else has made the exact same comment
@@oceanman7176 to be fair though it was underrated but seeing it now its been every comment yeah
I didn't know you could use corn husks. The ones I've eaten has always had banana leaves, though my family on dad's side are from El Salvador and not mexico so it be a regional thing
Corn husks are something more used in central and northern mexico, while banana leaves are pretty common on the southern states for what I've seen travelling the country.
Ooo I wonder if they would have a more suddle sweeter tase
@@TsukiCondor They are very aromatic that's for sure, but the ones I eat with banana leaf are pork with red sauce, there is absolutely no sweet taste in them XD.
@@TheRatedOniChannel Ill still eat it 😅 I was just wondering with the Banana Leaf would add a sweeter taste
@@TsukiCondor Not really, the leaves don't have a particularly good taste, but they have a great aroma.
My mother taught me to not make pork tamales during the summer or on hot days because it spoils in the heat. So, we reserve making pork tamales for thanksgiving and Christmas time. On hot days we make chicken tamales.
Anahi Guzman and no one could go to the bathroom until they were done. If someone did they would come out crudos lol
Hahaha mi mom told us if we get impatient for the tamales they get raw, so she ususally send us away from home when she makes them
Yep. Nothing better than some tamales in Christmas time. And a nice mug of Abuelita Hot chocolate. 👌👌👌👌 cant wait till Christmas
This is so smart!
It’s always pollo tamales
My gramma is absolutely THAT Grandma who will insist on feeding you seconds, thirds, anything to get meat on your bones.
that said, I showed this to her and she is so happy and proud that someone showed how to make tamales!
Of course, now she thinks that since I 'know how' I should start making my own! But Grandma food is best food!
Arent all latinamerican grandmas like that????
Waldo Torres aren't all grandmothers like that?
G Jeffries my grandma doesn't feed me. But my mom does.
Constipated Carrot I know multiple Hispanic nikki's lol
“Tamale dough” these words unsettle me
Ok weirdo
we just call it masa
@@Bunny-ei1wx Yessss
Right?? It’s the maseca, masa, y caldo
@EALS the wrong word isn't masa, it's "Tamale" the singular is Tamal, dough is fine
I asked if you would like more
*T A M A L E S*
Si?
That's what I *t h o u g h t* you'd say :D
@@mayphan9779 (not so) fun fact
Si can mean four in chinese... or it can mean death
Sí four
Sî death
Is it not graCias?
Jesse McCree that’s not a question
All these Mexican people in the comments telling Babish how their grandmas make tamales, lol I love it.
Russ RedCloud not all are Mexican 😅 my family is Peruvian and Puerto Rican and they make these are heavenlyyyyy
Alexis Snow, Nice! I gotta try these things.
dude tamales are awesome, and almost every country in South america has their own version.
Russ RedCloud
it's just the objectively best way to do it. I don't know someone who doesn't either get their tamales from their grandma, or from someone else's
It’s honestly really adorable
Kung Fu Panda dumplings please
They already made the dumpling from BAO
And noodles
100 subs with no videos
Oh my god, yes, please..... I love Asian food! I live down the street from 100 Asian restaurants (right part of town), but still not the variety of when I went to Singapore (I would hit the mall at Bugis Junction and get BBQ quail eggs, arabiki sausage, kimchi dumplings and whatever else was calling my name... which is why Americans are fat and not Asians, who will get one item and call that their meal).
I think you mean Kung Fu Panda noodles please. Babish had the noodle dream.
Yyyyaaaassss
so glad to hear that you're back in Minecraft
"OG. Legit sh** tamales".
Best BWB quote.
THESE LOOK SO GOOD
You really dedicate yourself to these recipes! Also.. this movie made me cry.
Lisa Fenix that's not how I make the og shit tamales don't listen to this idiot
DarkTimes FD yeah Christina is right my abuela always did it like this. She still does it like this to this day.
pot it means grandma
I got a tear
pot Abuela means grandma and Mexican Grandma's cooking are like heaven
This is my favorite video. The video carefully, yet straightforward, demonstrates the process of making my favorite type of tamale. I love that you stayed true and authentic to the way my grandmother does her tamales. I will be making several large batches this year for my family. Thank you.
Goo gle I know that this isn't related to the video but to make your name "Google" like that just change your name first name should be Google and last name put a period(.) What I did for mine.
SupremeCrocs maybe Google . Was already taken
Please don't call them "tamale"... It's either Tamal or the plural Tamales
ill call it whatever i like. mi Abuelita doesnt like you.
Goo gle salty
1:05 "Preferably freshly toasted and ground in a spice grinder, but it's late, and I'm not trying to wake up Rasheed."
*Immediately turns on high powered blender.*
I remember my dad told me the story of when he tried to eat the whole thing with the corn husk lol...
That's what I did the first time I tried to eat tamales.
Is he White?
@@MsClaudiaDuran of course lmao
My black friend went over to his mexican friend's christmas party and did the same thing 😂
Until I watched this video I thought that was how they were supposed to be eaten, since I'd never seen them
Doesn't use spice grinder to not disturb room mate, proceeds to use Vitamix.
My mom puts some of the red chile into the masa so we can distinguish between the red or green tamales. And it just makes it taste really good. But I'm glad I got to see your version of tamales. They look good! 😍
That sounds so smart and awesome
We do that too😁
My momo did and taught us to do the same💕
I was looking for a comment like this...my grandma does that too..and we put alot of the fat from the pork in the Masa too..and if flavors it even more..bc Masa can be a lil bland..but all that liquid fat in there...ohhh man..my family has yearly tamale making parties and that was what we all agreed on that we would do for now on
My grandma/mom dont do it on purpose but their red chile tamales always come out with some redish grease so you can tell them apart anyway.
“They freeze great”
Me a Salvadoran: i have some from Christmas 2018 still in my freezer😂😂😂
Same 😂
My mom is Mexican and father is salvadoran, I know very well of both corn husk and banana leaves. My mom works at a Nicaraguan restaurant. Never liked the olives though.
I still have some from Christmas 2018 too 😂😂😂
@@lonchaneyslover7635 Mister Latin wide
Who else here is Hispanic and has tamales on Christmas Eve
and thanksgiving, new years, along with menudo
It's not the holidays without them along with pozole
Yup and we leave one for "Santa" too
Yes!
I'm not Hispanic and I used to always eat tamale during the holidays. My grandma would make batch after batch to give to family and she would always give me at least 50 of them. They'd be gone within 2-3 days too they were great. She was Hispanic.
Can you make beignets from Princess and the Frog?
Coming up soon!
Yassss a whole Disney series
Oh maaaan they look SO YUMMY
So excited! I love beignets. ❤️❤️❤️
Binging with Babish YAY!! I LOVE YOUUUUU
My family has a whole week dedicated to making tamales
Honestly there's all ways a shit ton of lard and massa in the kitchen during Christmas cuz my family gives tamales as gifts to friends and others family members
That's the move, man. The week between Christmas and New Year is tamale time. My family makes an ungodly amount of tamales most years.
We did it in an afternoon. It was only three people but I mean, we did it fast.
SAME tamales on Christmas Eve is the best and worst day of the year lol
Same here but we also make buneulos not sure if I spelled that right
Each family has different ways of making tamales and that’s how it makes it special
Don't skimp out on the filling man. I hate when I get a Tamale that is like all masa and like a centimeter of filling. What is the point of having a filling if there is barely any in it. You, feel me.
Rachel Frumkin yeah I ate a tamale that was like 90% masa and 10% actual meat... i was pretty disappointed lol
My mama ain't Mexican at all. We're native American and Irish. But we make tamales from scratch too. And we learned that the first time we made it. Its honestly the more meat the better. I love the masa but the meat is amazing.
Maybe I'm weird, or maybe my mom's recipe is just that good, but I love the masa more than the filing usually. Of course she always uses chicken, and I never really liked chicken.
I don't really like meat... had some interactions with it that scared me but I prefer my tamales that have more masa than carne or at least have more chile
My mom made “kid tamales” if any of the kids didn’t want to eat the regular ones and I was just masa a little sugar to make them a little sweeter and raisins. I still love them they’re great with coffee tea or Abuelitas!
Trying not to wake up Rashid by using a spice grinder, then uses a blender.
Ben Griggs thank you I though I was wrong
whos rashid?
@@pdornellas22 used to be his roommate
These comments are a nice mix between people appreciating the recipe and people utterly baffled that a man who's never made tamales before isn't quite as good at making them as their (grand)mother who has been cooking them for 20+ years
“Have some more”
“No, Gracias”
“I wasn’t asking”
Movie or TV show: *has any food in it*
Babish: ITS FREE REALSTATE
Im not trying to wake up Rashid. *proceeds to turn on blender*
Fuck Rashid. There's a lot more viewers than there is of him, we deserve proper recipes.
vshazam who is Rashid ??
I’m with the Band 🎶 not sure if it's the same guy but at one point Babish had his flatmate taste one of his recipes so maybe that was Rashid?
Poor sleepy Rashid
Linda Johansson Yeah, but when he wakes up he gets tamales, so... trade-off I guess.
I'm not a fan of the tiny little finger sized tamales. The ones we grew up eating out here in Cali were substantially sized. Like, a really fat hot pocket or something.
skinny ones are mexican style, fat ones are veracruz. veracruz are usually wrapped in banana leaf.
Sounds like Texas Tamales. They are so skinny you gotta eat like 10 to get full lol.
Awwww yah the big and thick tamales are the best since I am Mexican and every time family comes over and we make them let me tell you something OMG my grandmas thamales are the best cuz she makes them with lost of fillings
Those are so skinny... I get full with 2 or 3 average tameles here in México
Jeannett Iragorri lmao me too😂
Took the dough to another level by adding the braising liquids and beef stock. Flavor was incredible. Thank you so much for demonstrating the technique! Made my first time go smooth like dough on the husk. ♥️
I have made tamales several times growing up. And I’ve never heard of whipping the lard. Usually we heat it up and melt it and mix it in like it was a liquid. Also for those trying it. Another tip to know it’s done right is if the tamale rolls clean off the leaf. That means there is enough lard. It was still great!
blahlove13 I've never heard about whipping the lard either. Worth a try though, to see if it makes a difference.
Also masa is usually mixed by hand, not a machine. Part of the tactile method that abuelas use when they don't measure anything
My family doesn't wash or let the dough stay over night. U either make them the same day or u don't do anything.
You're very patient to make tamales from scratch. 😁The edit was less than 6 minutes but you worked hard on every step. Love your dedication ❤🖖
I am only 58 seconds into the video and Am hoping it makes fat ones because as a Mexican and human being they are Tamales not taquitos
Fun fact everyone calls my great grandma abuela and almost no one in my family knows her real name
Abuela es Abuela
Edit: asked my grandma her name is Antionia
Well thats a fucking lie
I still don’t know my great grandmas name we just called her mamaprima because everyone else did
I didn't know my mamama's name (grandma) until my senior year of highschool, and I still haven't told my siblings or cousins I found out yet, that was 3 years ago
IDK my great grandpa name cause we just called him papa
SadMiataKid if there’s is a mama and a mamama then is there a mamamama? Or a mamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamama?
I never thought of whiping the lard. I'll have to consult with the tamale lord aka my mom
May she have mercy on you fam.
Hey Babish! Could you possibly make the lotus flowers from Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief?
Too small of a community, D E N I E D. I wish tho
@@dayson8470 maybe one day
Ooooh yes please!
*Wretched Percy Jackson Cinematic Universe fans detected. Preparing celestial bronze ballistae for complete obliteration*
*greek fire noises*
I love tamales and that scene in Coco is probably my favorite. You just don't say no to tamales, no matter how full you think you are.
I asked if you wanted more tamales?! Si? Thats what i thought you said!
The key to escaping is to have a few tamales at the table and then take a tamale with you outside.
First time I had a tamale I bit into the corn husk and thought it was a burrito
Same lol
Literally some random youtuber: slaps his face on a thumbnail
This video: pops up below it
Pro Tip: Bust out your comal AND toast the tamale for a nice crispy tamale 🤤
With a little bit of butter ;)
Nunca los he comido así we xd
@@unneomexaenlacocina9380
Son los tabiques ;v
Isn’t one tamale just a tamal ? You only put the E when it’s tamales
dandywankers was waiting all the way down for this. Thank you good sir.
The only probllem here is that making tamales is communal activity. You should have like 5 other people there just bullshitting while helping out
The Abortion lmaooo that’s the real Mexican experience, also little kids tryna steal the masa to use as play doh
The Abortion that's part of the tradition😂😂😂😂
Ambar Marquez true🤣🤣🤣🤣
True😂
Looked quite good. One thing I would’ve done different is add some of the marinade from the pork directly in the masa mix. That’s what gives the masa an incredible flavor!
bigscreen bird you are most wise
ha! thank you!
I was wondering why these looked a bit pale compared to the ones I'm used to. That's probably why.
Yeah it just kinda depends on different regions in Mexico and how they make tamales, my mom's side of the family adds the chile to the masa which makes it more spicy. His recipe still looks tasty tho!
jojo cake true! I’ve found that adding some of the cooked masa marinade it keeps the masa moist and gives it great flavor and some heat
"Once you have a solid 12 hours set aside to construct your tamales..." Funny, but true :)
"...preferably freshly toasted and ground in a spice grinder but it's late and I'm not trying to wake up Rasheed"
*Proceeds to start high powered blender*
I posted the same comment, then I read yours. ; )
We use lard in pies to get a super nice pie crust texture 🤷🏻♀️
Actually, we use lard in everything. Lard is amazing. I love lard.
Vila Petrovic lard loves you too
Not great on the arteries, though.
Cometmoon448 not really, lard is actually lower in saturated fats than butter and most oils that cause artery clogged up.
Yeah pretty much 😃
this sums up my whole family
Mexican approved. Buen trabajo amigo.👌
Flamebow Rainbow I’m learning Spanish so forgive me but isn’t it trabajas because your talking to him in you form?
Sir Memesalot no.
Sir Memesalot
Buen trabajo means good job or also you did A good job. You can also ask tienes UN trabajo? Do you have A job.
Donde trabajas? Where do you work.
Porque trabajas? Why do you work.
No A/UN involved.
I also have not taken a Spanish class in over 6 years but do speak Spanish on almost a daily basis. So I’m not sure why or how exactly why but I just know that it’s right, cause it would sound weird otherwise. Sorry I can’t give a better explanation or if I’m wrong please correct me.
Adriana Reyes Thanks, makes sense
Bien*
why did this video make me start crying.... my grandma would make her special tamales recipe every year and we never truly learned it from her before she passed away. now with no recipe, my mom pours herself into making one batch after another trying to get it perfect every christmas...