I never knew Hubs like Tamales, until he confessed! So when we were at the Calvary Temple Farmers Market that faithful Saturday July 13th 2013, when we saw the vendor which sells Colombian Tamales, Hubs was "giggling" like a kid with joy! We had the food samples, which are piping hot from the flat-top portable stove. The lovely couple who handle this stall, were indeed inviting and friendly. If I am not mistaken the lady who handle this stall, her name is Judy Gilchrist. I told her, we will come back once we are done at the rest of the vendors to purchase Tamales which Hubs was interested in.
Since we need to be going somewhere else that afternoon, we opt to have the Frozen Tamales instead. We opt to purchase :
* 3 Beans Tamales ($5) each hence it was $15
* 3 Chicken Tamales ($6) each hence it was $18
Total damage just for Frozen Tamales were $33. With that purchase Judy offered us a free chipotle sauce, that she also made from scratch. It was not as spicy as we want it to be.
When we came back home Hubs had those Frozen Tamales for Dinner that last us for 2 weeks consumption. Hubs said the Tamales are good, huge portions, though he wish it could be cheaper than he used to back in Cali.
With our purchase of Tamales it comes with Instructions too.
Tamale Reheating Instructions :
* Microwave Defrosted Tamale
Take foil off, wrap it with a wet paper towel or wax paper, leave it in the microwave for 8 to 10 minutes.
* Stove Top For Frozen Tamale
Leave foil on, cover tamale about 3 inches of water, boil for 25 to 30 minutes on Medium heat.
* Stove Top For Defrosted Tamale
Leave foil on, cover tamale about 2 inches of water, boil for 10 - 15 minutes heat
The beans tamales, comes with black beans, green beans and other spices. While the Chicken Tamales comes with beans, corns and huge chunks of chicken cuts and spices. All in all Hubs like these Colombian Tamales and he does not mind returning to Judy G's to purchase them.
Not only Judy sells Colombian tamales and chipotle sauce, she also sells chimichurri and pupusas at her stall.
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