Tamales Tolimenses (Tolima Region Tamales)

Name: Tamales Tolimenses (Tolima Region Tamales)
Cuisine: American, Latin American
Ingredients: 2 pounds of pork ribs (cut into small pieces); 12 pieces of chicken; 1 pound pork belly (cut into small pieces); 4 medium potatoes (peeled and sliced); 2 large carrots (peeled and sliced); 6 cooked eggs (sliced); 1 cup peas; 3 cups cooked rice

Instructions

Tamal is an important dish in Colombian cuisine and you'll find them on almost all traditional Colombian restaurant menus. There are many different variations of tamales throughout the country. Tamales Tolimense is a recipe I have been planning to share with you for some time now. The filling in this tamal is chicken, pork belly,

Updated at: Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:02:31 GMT