\u00a9 2021 wikiHow, Inc. All rights reserved. Put all the ingredients for the chicken in a pot and bring to a boil. Then add the onion, garlic, whole cloves, oregano, black pepper, cumin, chicken bouillon and 3 cups of the reserved chicken broth. At the end of the 15 minutes the masa will have thickened. Let it simmer for about 10 minutes. They’re pure deliciousness! This image is not<\/b> licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content and some other images posted to the wikiHow website. Top with approximately 2 tsp. https://www.chowhound.com/food-news/55369/how-to-form-a-tamale/, https://www.saveur.com/article/techniques/video-how-to-fill-and-roll-tamales#page-2, https://joepastry.com/2012/making-banana-leaf-tamales/, consider supporting our work with a contribution to wikiHow. Fold over the leaf like a package and repeat with the remaining leaves and filling. Then start skimming of the foam that rises to the top. 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