Bean Tamales

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I’m Kiki

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I’m a momma of two beautiful and adventurous kids, and a wife to an amazing and supportive man. I’ve always been a nutrition conscious, nature loving soul. Finding my way to a whole food plant-based lifestyle has been the full expression of who I am.

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I’m Kiki

Welcome to my Plantiful Life.

I’m a momma of two beautiful and adventurous kids, and a wife to an amazing and supportive man. I’ve always been a nutrition conscious, nature loving soul. Finding my way to a whole food plant-based lifestyle has been the full expression of who I am.

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2024-06-04T10:45:39-06:00January 22, 2021|

31 Comments

  1. Jill January 22, 2021 at 10:34 am - Reply

    Ugh! The link to enchilada sauce won’t work ?

  2. Amie January 22, 2021 at 10:41 am - Reply

    Just to let you know, the link for the sauce doesn’t work. It doesn’t take you to the individual product, just to the landing page of Amazon. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

  3. Rini James January 22, 2021 at 11:42 am - Reply

    Thank you Kiki!

  4. Karla Seidita January 22, 2021 at 1:04 pm - Reply

    Sounds yummy! I’ve never had (or even seen) a tamale…. How do you eat them? Do you eat the husk or just scrape out the filling?
    Thanks!

    • pattyann January 28, 2021 at 10:44 am - Reply

      remove the husk after you steam them, the masa has cooked and will stay intact, and will look like the picture, especially if you use the instant pot directions,

    • Tamlyn Laurence January 30, 2021 at 9:54 pm - Reply

      Just open the corn husk and the cooked tamale will fall out. Throw away the husk. Enjoy the tamale.

    • Brandie Henderson January 31, 2021 at 2:19 pm - Reply

      I don’t know if anyone answered this but no. You do not eat the husk. After steaming it you will un rap the husk and eat the tamale inside

  5. Helen January 22, 2021 at 1:27 pm - Reply

    Hi just wondering what corn masa is?

    • Maggie March 14, 2021 at 9:52 pm - Reply

      It’s a type of flour made out of corn. It’s bot cornmeal or polenta. It’s especially made for tamales and other dishes.

  6. Grace McAndrew Whitnah January 22, 2021 at 2:07 pm - Reply

    Hi Kiki,

    These sound and look amazing. How would I steam them? Sorry I don’t own a steamer.

    Thank you

    BTW. I love your youtube videos. I bought both of your cookbooks YUM!

  7. Micki January 22, 2021 at 2:48 pm - Reply

    I’ve been wanting to make these so thanks. Where do I find corn husks?

  8. Karen January 22, 2021 at 4:22 pm - Reply

    Do you have a replacement for masa? I can’t have corn.

    • Maggie March 14, 2021 at 9:50 pm - Reply

      Tamales are made from corn and there’s no way around it (at least that I’ve ever seen). Now, there’s another similar dish, from Puerto Rico, that is made with green plantains. It would not be as easy as the corn tamales, but there’s no corn in those. They’re called pasteles and you can find and adapt recipes that are available online.

  9. Cyndy January 22, 2021 at 5:12 pm - Reply

    Do you freeze before steaming or after?

  10. Cheryl January 22, 2021 at 9:40 pm - Reply

    Thank you so much. I love tamales and have missed them. Do you think they would freeze okay. Blessing to you and your family.

  11. Lizette January 22, 2021 at 11:47 pm - Reply

    I made similar tamales. I’ve been making tamales since before I could read, so I had to try to make them close to how I normally make them. I added sliced potatoes, carrots, green olives, artichokes, and salsa with my black beans.. beans tend to dry up so more veggies and salsa help keep it most.

    • Tamlyn Laurence January 30, 2021 at 9:57 pm - Reply

      Aloha Lizette,
      Do you used cooked potatoes and carrots? I like the idea of adding other ingredients. Since Kiki’s recipe has such a short cook time, do raw vegetables become soft?

  12. Julia Jones January 23, 2021 at 5:25 am - Reply

    How much enchilada sauce?

  13. Allie January 23, 2021 at 6:05 am - Reply

    Do you soak your cornhusks before filling?

  14. Daisy January 23, 2021 at 9:57 am - Reply

    Thanks so much for sharing this! I can’t wait to try this!!

  15. Denise January 23, 2021 at 11:02 am - Reply

    Funny thought. When I first saw this on Instagram, I thought it was salmon fillets. I was about to lose my faith in humanity. :-) Thanks for sharing. I never thought of making tamales without all the lard. Can’t wait to try it!

    • Dawn January 29, 2021 at 7:45 pm - Reply

      Denise, I thought the same thing!! ??

  16. BarbraJo Swingle January 31, 2021 at 12:56 pm - Reply

    Just made these! My first time making tamales. So yummy thank you!!

  17. Donna February 9, 2021 at 6:00 pm - Reply

    Thank you for this a tamale recipe without oil, I didn’t think it could be done! I have regretted not being able to buy tamales here in Mexico where I live…now this! My next problem will be finding oil free red enchilada sauce. I will probably have to ad lib on that.
    siempre gracias para todo KikI!

  18. Ann February 11, 2021 at 8:45 pm - Reply

    Do you soak the corn husks, and how long

  19. Rachel March 6, 2021 at 5:51 pm - Reply

    I’m so glad I remembered seeing this on Instagram! I was just about to make a much more complicated vegan tamales recipe and this was a great reminder to keep it simple! Thank you.

  20. Maggie March 14, 2021 at 9:53 pm - Reply

    Brilliant! I’m making these.

  21. Plantiful Kiki May 7, 2021 at 4:21 pm - Reply

    Yes. The range is for preference.

  22. Angela Palla June 4, 2021 at 1:01 am - Reply

    These just won’t cook in an instant pot! I’ve tried for over an hour steaming the tamales in there and the masa part is still uncooked.
    The recipe is off! I tried using just 1 1/2 cups of enchilada sauce and it needed so much more than that with those 4 cups of corn masa.
    Not sure why these won’t cook to look like actual tamales.

  23. Angela G June 4, 2021 at 1:07 am - Reply

    The ingredients and cooking times are way off. I’ve spent over an hour trying to steam these in my instant pot. The corn masa just won’t cook to look like actual tamales. The corn masa to enchilada sauce ratio is way off also. There was no way 1 1/2 cups of sauce was enough for those 4 cups of corn masa. I ended up having to go back to the store in the rain to purchase more sauce.
    Not sure why these won’t cook, but they won’t.

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