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Hallacas
Venezuela
The Venezuelan Christmas dish. Making them is a multi-day family event, beginning in early December.
Venezuelan Christmas tamales — corn dough stuffed with a rich stew of beef, pork, chicken, olives and raisins, wrapped in banana leaves. The most labour-intensive dish in Venezuelan cooking.
Prep
4 hrs
Cook
90 mins
Difficulty
Hard
Calories
420 kcal
Serves
12
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
500gmasarepa corn flour
150glard or butter
500mlchicken stock
300gbeef, pork and chicken mixed, slow-cooked
50golives and capers
30graisins
banana leavessoftened
Method
1
Make masa: mix masarepa with lard and hot stock until smooth. Make stew with meat, olives, raisins.
2
Spread masa on banana leaves. Place stew in centre. Fold and tie.
3
Steam 1.5 hours.
Chef's Tip
Hallacas are a family project — in Venezuela the whole family gathers for hallaca-making day in December.
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