Smh you didn’t even grow your own chili’s, very unprofessional, your really starting to slack josh

Easiest way: go to your abuelas house and say you're hungry.

For those who are seriously consider making these, a few more tips. *Go ahead & make the filling a day before, it makes the assembling easier. Even more important if you won't have multiple hands to help you. *You can use also use turkey, beef and chicken if that's what you have. *For maximum flavor in the filling, throw the filling & sauce back into a skillet & cook together. It just doesn't taste as good if you simply toss them together. *Also, add some chili sauce into the mass for added flavor 😋. Josh's is pretty blonde but ours come out nice & red. *It is important to have air bubble in your Masa. To check if you've mixed enough, have a glass of water & drop a spoonful to see if it floats. Once it does, you're good to go. *Yes the ties are extra work but it's worth it when you're putting them in the pot. It's a pain to be hassling with the tips getting in the way. *when cooking if you have a vegetable steaming tray, use it! If you don't you can use the extra bits of leaves, balled up foil paper, a trivet, or a combination to keep the tamales off the bottom of the pan or you'll burn them or make them soggy from the water. (Yes, I speak from experience.😳)

“Don’t you want a cute little tamale” Me: No, I want them thick and obese

"Not as hard as you think ", should be new series joshua should make

josh: “stop complaining it’s not that hard” my honduran grandma: “why did he make so hard?”

I can't stress this enough: nothing you make is ever easy.

I love how this man can cook all types of food from different cultures without switching up the recipe and keeping the authenticity of the origin of the food.

Petition for Josh to do the curly girl method on his hair to see how curly it can get 😂

As a Mexican I was afraid to watch this but I’m glad I did !! You did awesome ! !! Thanks for going authentic with the recipe ❤️

The bottom of Josh's dutch oven looks like it was last cleaned during World War I.

Josh: “from papa” Me: “Ah, yes... potato.”

Everyone has their own way of making tamales and i can say you did not disappoint🇲🇽. I’ma give these tamales a try cuz they look 🔥

Those look good but I would easily need a dozen for myself because they TINY

I made these tamales today for my family for Christmas Eve. Everyone was really impressed and loved them! I steamed them in the InstantPot for 20 minutes instead of using a steamer pot. The masa was so moist you didn’t even need to add sauce to them. Thanks so much for this recipe!

I’m Mexican and I appreciate you sharing your recipe. Keep it up my brother from another mother.

A hungry turtle approved these tamales.

Dude, I'm mexican and this recipe is even better than my grandma's this is an actual AUTHENTIC recipe for tamales. We really appreciate that your mexican recipes so far are that accurate and thank you for sharing this with the world. Papa loves you, you rock

Josh: makes tamales Me a Mexican: you alright white boy

It's all fun in games until abuela ask us to come over for breakfast on the 23rth, and then your trapped in making tamales the whole day with ur cousins.

Josh: say 40 husks me, a Chicano: that's not enough. why are you making tamales if not enough to feed a village.

His intros in the cabinet will never get old

Josh: "Assembly is easy" Me, a programmer: "pretty sure it isn't"

No matter the color of your skin everyone love tamales.

Mexican here! I recommend mixing some of your pork sauce in the dough. It’ll add more dimension to the finished product.

The more I watch your videos the more I respect you. My grandma used to prepare her own nixtamal and take it to the local mill for her masa. A lot of people are not familiar with this process, and there is nothing wrong with it. I respect the fact that you not only cook, create, and add your own touch but also educate yourself about the cultures and the ingredients. Thank you.

I'm a Mexican and I approve this recipe, some how you mimic the look of an authentic tamal with different a methods and ingredients, good job!! I like it

4:18 You mean you didn’t make your own corn husks Josh?! You’re slacking man...

I can’t believe it, Josh didn’t grown his own corn and harvest it to get his own corn husks. Even I did this step, the flavor from your own husks . . . It’s too good.

This is really close to how my mother taught me to make them, I love it. She just spreads the masa onto the husks with a spoon like a pro, but I still suck at it, your plastic wrap method looks like a godsend!

I think a huge part of the reason josh is successful (besides his awesome cooking skills) is his personality. If i'm ever in a bad mood this guy cheers me right back up!!!! I'm a Huge fan keep it up!!

Tamales is my family's Christmas food and this year I'm looking for different wrapping methods so thanks for this :D

My white boi “abuelita” slamming these classics right.

Me looking to see if his fingers have red grease on them. Sign of perfection.

Josh. I am truly happy and thankful you did a popular minority dish. It bad we don't enough representation in major cooking shows and channels but this really make me and others feel include in the cooking community. Thank you again!

I was actually entertained by how Joshua made this tamale with the right ratio of corn masa and filling. Maybe if I had time, I would make this. Joshua and crew always make the greatest flavors on the foods they share on KZfaq. Thank you.

Im saving this as if ill be making it, along with the hundred of other saved food videos

I'm struggling a lot with depression and I have been on your channel. So glad I did.

I am SO GLAD you did this one! I am making tamales for the first time this week and the timing could not have been better!!!!

Great job. Anyone can make with your instructions. You did alit of work and descriptive so there should be no complaining comments from anyone. Appreciate the time and effort you put in vedios trying to help others so they can enjoy a good tasting tamale.

Europeans who cannot find the ingredients watching like : 👁-----👁

"Not to flex but..." Yes, we know... it's still beyond our capabilities.

Thanks Joshua! Ordered it all and ready to try something I never thought I would. You always make it look so doable!!

I keep searching for a good tamales recipe. My friend has a food cart and his whole family cooks. His mom makes fantastic tamales. I asked her to try this... she told me I could take over the food truck if she got sick (this lady works EVERY DAY). If they were terrible she would have told me and probably thrown something at me (I've known them forever. I'm basically one of her kids... even in my late 20s). Thanks, Josh.

I want you to know that we, the mexican community, approve of the way you've made this! Definitely did it justice brotherrr🇲🇽🇲🇽🔥

0:01 I love this part

Just for everyone to know plural: Tamales Singular: Tamal

Thanks Josh! Mitch from Sweetbelly here and today we begin tamales production. I have bbq pulled pork with chipotle, Barbacoa plain, habanero brisket and chicken or Turkey sous-vide. Every Thanksgiving we make stuffing-flavored masa and fill.with Turkey dinner. Served with chestnut and cranberry gravy! Boulliat!

As Mexican and fan of your work I can’t wait to try this and hopefully get amazed by your insights into how to make tamales easier!

Currently curing egg yolks because of this man! He is incredible! If you ever decide to have a class via zoom lmk! 😍

Wow, this was in my suggestions and I'm glad I clicked. These luk perfect!

Bonus tip for those who make a bunch for leftovers you can fry these and they’ll taste amazing just use a salsa or sauce on the side cause they can get dry sometimes

There is this tamale shop that ALWAYS has a line that goes deep in the road like everyday. People LOVE Tamales.

My Mexican mom would approve.

4:19 would get me smacked by my mom, yelled at by my tias, and my abuela shaking her head in shame as I’m thrown out of the assembly line 😭

Hey Josh! Appreciate all your content! Made your Tres Leches and Shepard's Pie in the last few months and they turned out fantastic. Will be giving this one a spin soon! Hope you and yours the best.

Love the video! You should do “pasteles” it’s a similar thing but at the same time VEEEEERYYYY different. This dish is from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 and theirs a lot a fans here that are from Puerto Rico I wish you make some puertorican food but specially “pasteles” and you will not be disappointed my man. Thanks for your video and thanks to you to give me motivation to start my small business and I heavily got influence by you ❤️

Instructions unclear: I made a enchilada.

Just spent hours making this. Sooo good! The flavor of the meat alone! Lol Thanks josh 🤍

I made these today, and OMG these were amazing!

You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for this.

“Tamales - from Papa - to you.” 😂😂 Made me laugh.

fun (cultural) myth: we're im from (northern mexico) they say that if you start doing the masa then you have to be the only one working it, otherwise they will come out "pintos" (i guess it can translate as "spotty), which means they will be extremely dense in some parts, and undercooked in others. we've done it before and it has never happened, but it was a funny tactic our grandmas used so we would do the masa ourselves without them getting tired from it (keep in mind that when mexicans do tamales they usually do like 5 times what you did in the video because we share it with our neighbors and families, and doing the masa was definitely the hard tiring part) anyway, i think you did a pretty good job with them, recipes do grow richer with time, it'll be fun to see what you can do with it in the future!

That looks so delicious! Your ideas always look and are perfect! Well done with this one, it really looks delicious and I'm sure the taste is FANTASTIC!

As mexican I feel really proud of you ❤

My mexican wife would be proud of this tamales❤

I'm so glad I just found your channel, thank you for all your amazing content ❤️🤤🤤

Josh I love literally everything about you videos. Would absolutely love a video about all the different equipment you use and whats the best and stuff. Always looking to copy the people I look up to!

Se ven increíbles! Saludos de México! Well done Joshua! 💕

"It'll melt in your mouth, not in your hand" "that's a rap lyric" Dude, I'm glad someone else recognizes the original M&M jingle as a rap anthem.

I learn so much from your videos! Thank you and I pray you don’t stop anytime soon 😄

Ok, so I told you I would try this and I did!! Wow! I have never liked tamales but I like these. My husband ate 5!! He loved them! Was it easy....no...wait NO...wait....Hell No!! Thank goodness I had the sense to make the pork and chili sauce one day and the masa mixture, corn husks and tamales themselves the next!! Holey Moley!! Was I able to do it....YES!! Were they wonderful?? Yes, yes, yes!! Will I ever make them again?? Not any time soon!! Thank you Joshua for making me believe I could do it and guiding me through all the steps to actually get it done. I am happy, my husband is happy and all my friends are wanting some too!!

It's currently 1 a.m... thank u for this

Day 14 of asking Josh to make a series where he shows us everything that can go wrong wen we make his recipes, especially for the complicated ones

One of the finest dishes ever says this G, can’t wait to try my own

This guy is amazing! Now I’m hyped to make this.

This guy knows how to cook. Maybe he should have a KZfaq channel or something.

Being from Germany, getting all the ingredients but the pork sounds like a mission where u have to go to the moon xD

This made it really simple for me, thank youuu💕

I showed my abuelita this video. She approves of your recepe, but now she wants me to buy her a vaporera like yours.

Joshua: this one is easy guys I swear trust me Also Joshua: so for step #53 you wanna thoroughly combine the ingredients into your 7th bowl

I LOVE tamales!!!! Will definitely be using this recipe in the future!!! ❤️

Made them today! Amazing!!

Welp, got in touch with my SoCal roots, and made these today. Verdict .... while not like the tamales my aunts made growing up , this recipe is a keeper. Good flavor, was able to get a smooth creamy texture using the masa flour. My BF says I should have been speaking Spanish in the kitchen - that automatically adds to the flavor. ¡Ay dios mio! 🤦🏻‍♀️

ok now that you made tamales, you gotta make their venezuelan cousin hallacas!!! they're so good and I'd love to see your take on them, especially since it's xmas soon and they're a holiday food 😊

Hey Josh love your channel man it's been awesome trying your recipes. I'm currently in the Air Force and I've been practicing my cooking here and the fettuccine Alfredo was bomb asf ... just an idea it would be pretty cool to see you go head to head with wingstop or Buffalo ... I prefer mango habanero but you can go with the more popular flavors but yeah a "but better" on wings would be freaken cool ... I will comment this every time you post something till you notice

Can’t wait to make these!!!!!!! 🤤

I made these and they are freaking Amazing! They aren't actually hard to make either however your first attempt won't look pretty and they do take forever to make. I would recommend having atleast 5-6 hours set aside if your doing it alone for your first time.

"why do you want this random white dude make tamales" haha my thought exactly

Poppy made Tamales are always the best!

As a Mexicana I will say you are on the right track. Mix some of that sauce in the Masa to add color and flavor. Also just spread the Masa on the husk with a spoon! 👍

So I used this recipe for myself, just tweaked a little. I did the meat in the crock pot with garlic, shallots, onion, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Let it go for about a day and a half (like I do with my bbq pulled pork) and did everything else about the same as you in the video. I had just over 3lbs, and it was loin instead of butt, so I used 2 really small cinnamon sticks and 4 bay leaves. One thing you never mentioned though is how long it takes to assemble these things lol. Anyway, thanks for the recipe! These things are delicious!

"Melts in your mouth, not in your hand" M&M

"All you need is the tears of an elephant and the tail of a dinosaur" lol I love your videos! You make it look so easu

You need to make your own nixtamal. It’s not difficult, just takes time. I made tacos tonight with tortillas from the green and yellow corn I grew this summer. Soooo good. The only difficulty with home made masa is the grinding. I finally found a guy in Mexico that would ship an authentic stone metate and my masa is unbelievable.

I truly adore your videos man

"Thats a rap lyric" M&M's: am I a *JOKE* to you?

My grandma taught me to make these, out of hers my favorite are the jalapeño and cheese ones.

I enjoy your videos and preparations. I think I love you man!

The tamales like that, with the open corn leaf are called uchepos but are filled with sweet corn. Regular tamales, are not open, are folded both sides. You dont need the plastic to flaten it, just spread it w the spoon you are using... Dont add habanero... Thats another kind of food, habanero is fresh Chili and guajillo is dry... We dont combine... Jalapeño really is for nachos only cause its not spicy... We go by serranos... I enjoyed your video, was the "nixtamal" for me, that showed me you did your research... Tha k you Josh!