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List of ingredients for Humitas (Sweetcorn tamales)


* 900 g Sweetcorn
* 15 ml Corn Oil
* 1 teaspoon Achiote granules, dissolved in 10 ml hot Corn Oil
* 1 teaspoon Salt
* Pinch of Pepper
'''For the humitas'''

* 20 Corn husks
* 1 dried yellow Ají pepper, rehydrated in hot water and sliced into 10 pieces
* 10 Black olives, cut in half
* 1 small Onion, finely sliced
* ¼ teaspoon Achiote granules, dissolved in 5 ml hot Corn Oil
* Pinch of Salt
* 450 g skinless, boneless Chicken breasts, cut into ten pieces
* 2 Eggs, hard-boiled, peeled and cut into 10 slices each
* Nylon thread or raffia

===Method===
'''For the Corn:'''
* Blend the Sweetcorn into a rough Mash.
* Place in a bowl and mix in the remaining Corn ingredients.
* Leave for at least 30 minutes to thicken.
'''For the humitas:'''
* Take 2 Corn husks and lay them so that half of one lies on the half of the other.
* Place 2 good tablespoons of the Corn mixture in the centre of the husks.
* To a small Frying pan, on a low heat, add the ají, Olives, Onion, Achiote Oil and Salt.
* Fry, stirring constantly, for a couple of minutes.
* Remove from heat and allow to cool.
* For each humita, make a dent in the centre of the Corn mix and add 1 Chicken piece and one slice of Egg.
* From the Fried mixture, add a slice of ají, 2 Olive halves and a few Onion slices.
* Put a further 2 tablespoons of the Corn mixture on the top and press the whole thing into a rectangle.
* Fold one Corn husk over the mixture and the other husk over that.
* Tie one of the open ends with the nylon thread or raffia, about 5 cm from the end.
* Do the same with the other end and wrap the humita lengthwise with the thread.
* When all of the humitas have been made, place them in a wide pan (or two separate ones) so that they all lie on the base of the pan.
* Add enough hot water to just cover the humitas, cover, and Boil for 20 minutes.
* Unfold the humitas and serve warm.

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