Tamal de Cazuela (Mexican Tamale Pie) With Black Bean Filling Recipe

Name: Tamal de Cazuela (Mexican Tamale Pie) With Black Bean Filling Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 pound (3 cups) masa harina para tamales (see note); 3 cups homemade or store-bought low-sodium chicken stock or water; 6 ounces (3/4 cup) cold lard or Crisco; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 ancho chilies, stemmed and seeded; 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth; 2 tablespoons lard or vegetable oil; 1 medium white onion, chopped; 3 medium cloves garlic, chopped; 4 cups cooked black beans (from four 15-ounce cans or 2/3 pound dried black beans simmered until tender); Kosher salt; Nonstick cooking spray or vegetable oil, for greasing; Hot sauce and salsa verde, for serving

Instructions

Prep:25minCook:1h 15min

Tamales are delicious, but forming them is a small pain in the culo. This baked tamale pie, know as a tamal de cazuela in Mexico, is the solution: all the joys of tamales with not nearly as much work.

Updated at: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 02:05:30 GMT