“Tamales de masa colado” aka tamales of strained dough. Ok.. I know that this doesn’t look all that appetizing but it might just be my camera angle or the lighting. ⠀
Take my word for it though, these tamales are supreme. The soft pudding-like dough of the tamale is what makes it one-of-kind.⠀

This is a super complicated recipe (trust me I watched an 18 minute YouTube video on it). Noteworthy is the special step in mixing the corn dough with water and vigorously straining the dough. You throw away the actual dough, then boil the water down to a thick paste and that is actually what becomes the base for your tamale. I lost you didn’t I. I told you it was complicated⠀

“Colar” means to strain, hence the name “Tamales colados.”