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Tomalitas De Chava with Pig's Tail

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Provided By:

Courtesy of El Fogon Restaurant, San Pedro Belize

Ingredients:

3lbs masa
2lbs chaya
1 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons shortening

Boil the chaya for 10 minutes, then drain. Mix all ingredients together into a soft dough. Form the dough intosmall balls. Flatten the dough balls into 2 banana leaves, and cover with foil. Steam them in water and bananaleaves for 20 minutes.

SAUCE

Ingredients
Salted pig tails
Onions
Tomatoes
Butter
Habanero peppers
1 can tomato sauce

Boil pigs tails for about 30 minutes. Change the water, and then boil them again for 10 minutes. Dice onionsand tomatoes. Sauté them with butter, pig’s tails and habanero peppers. Add a can of tomato sauce and 1/2 canwater. Cook for about 10 minutes.

Preparation:

Top the tomalitas with the sauce and cover with grated cheese.