🇧🇿 Belizean Cuisine

Tamales

Belizean Tamales

Prep Time 60 min
Servings 8
Difficulty Hard
Calories 391 kcal

Steamed corn masa parcels filled with seasoned chicken and wrapped in banana leaves, a Belizean holiday tradition.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix masa harina with chicken broth, oil, and salt to form a smooth dough.
  2. 2 Season shredded chicken with recado, onion, and tomatoes.
  3. 3 Spread masa on banana leaf squares, add chicken filling, and fold into parcels.
  4. 4 Steam tamales for 1 hour until masa is firm and pulls away from the leaf.

Did You Know?

In Belize, making tamales is a family affair — entire families gather the day before Christmas to prepare hundreds of tamales together.