The holidays are here, and every New Mexican knows that means biscochitos, luminarias and, of course, TAMALES. We love the holidays, and we love tamales… and this season, Chef Sean has featured not one, but two unique, delicious tamales on our menu!
First, earlier this autumn, Chef Sean featured a spaghetti squash tamale that made waves across the city. The Albuquerque Journal wrote a great article about Chef’s squash tamales. amd Edible Santa Fe created this great video showing you how to make them for yourself!
Then, just last week, Chef Sean headed out to Sandia High School, and taught the kids in Sandia’s culinary arts program how to make the seasonal treats as a part of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative. You can read more about that here!
Now that we are moving to winter, we are serving something different: a mouth-watering duck tamale, with duck that’s been braised with apples, onions and cinnamon, and served with apple puree and pomegranate butter. This succulent dish is getting some attention of its own, too! localflavor just named Chef’s duck tamales as one of its top 10 dishes of 2014!
We couldn’t be prouder of Chef Sean and his team’s creative spin on a New Mexico holiday classic, and all the attention these yummy creations have been getting. Try one for yourself before the season is over!
Happy holidays from Farm & Table!