Tamal Valluno
Valle del Cauca Tamal
The Valle del Cauca tamal — known for its distinctive masa made with hogao and its generous filling of pork and vegetables.
Whisk rice flour into 1 cup cold milk.
Heat the remaining milk with panela, cinnamon, and salt in a heavy pot.
Once dissolved, add the rice-flour mixture.
Cook over low to medium-low heat for 1½–2½ hours, stirring increasingly often as it thickens.
Scrape the pot bottom continuously near the end.
It is ready when a spoon drawn through the mixture exposes the bottom for several seconds.
Remove cinnamon and cool in small bowls.
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Valle del Cauca Tamal
The Valle del Cauca tamal — known for its distinctive masa made with hogao and its generous filling of pork and vegetables.
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