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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a large, heavy pot heat the oil (I use my Le Cruset). Saute the onion until just translucent, then add the minced garlic and saute another few minutes until garlic softens. | 2. Add the green chiles and saute, stirring occasionally, for about 7 minutes, allowing most of the moisture from the chiles to evaporate. | 3. Add the ground pork and stir well to combine. Saute until pork is fully cooked and slightly browned, about 10-14 minutes. Add the ancho powder, cumin, and oregano, stirring to coat the mixture well. | 4. Fold in the cotija cheese and combine well. Use as tamale filling and enjoy! Top your tamales with your favorite tamale sauce (I use my Rich and Delicious Enchilada Sauce recipe for tamales, absolutely wonderful stuff). | 5. Also works very well as an enchilada filling. Makes about 3-4 cups filling. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	3	tablespoons		358.02	0.0	0.0	40.5
yellow onion	2	cups	diced sweet	229.68	13.6764	1.653	18.792
garlic clove	8		minced	35.76	7.9344	1.5264	0.12
green chilies	12	ounces	canned mild	91.8524	22.6909	0.0	0.0
pork	2	lbs	ground lean	3411.072	0.0	126.1915	318.155
mexican oregano	2	tablespoons	minced	-	-	-	-
ancho chile powder	1	tablespoon	dried	-	-	-	-
cumin	2	teaspoons	ground	15.75	1.8581	0.748	0.9353
cotija cheese	1	cup	crumbled	439.2	4.763999999999999	24.0	36.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.