How To Cook Frozen Tamales

Steaming tamales as opposed to baking them keeps the dough soft and tender.

How to cook frozen tamales. Tamales contain meat vegetables and seasonings tucked inside a tender dough wrapped in a corn husk and tied closed. Then insert the steamer basket on top of the trivet. Remove tamales from bag wrap in foil and place them on sheet pan.

For oven baking preheat oven to 325. If the water in the steamer stops boiling simply turn the heat up. Remove the corn husk before eating the cornmeal dough and filling inside.

Bake 15-20 minutes if thawed and 20-25 if frozen. Pour the water into the bottom of the Instant Pot. Fry the tamales for 3-4 minutes per side until they turn golden brown.

Keeping this in consideration can you heat up tamales in an instant pot. Set a timer for 15 to 20 minutes and let the tamales pressure cook. Heat them for about 20 to 25 minutes from frozen.

For oven baking preheat oven to 325. Turn down the pressure so its at minimum pressure. Wrap each tamale in a piece of aluminum foil before heating in the oven.

Keep your tamales in their husks and steam for 15 to 20 minutes adding an extra 10 minutes if your tamales are frozen. The corn husk protects the tamale during steaming while also providing its own serving container. For steaming remove tamales from bag and place in a hot steamer for 15-20 minutes from a thawed state 5-10 minutes more if frozen.