I tried 3 things..
1. ate the tamales strait up. they were very nice, homade tamales from a grandma who lives down the street!
2. Red Chili Sauce, New Mexico Style.
Buy a small bag of dried red chilis New Mexico or Anaheim, and follow the recipe on the back.
rmove the stems and seed then soak in and boil in 2cp. water.
add 1/2 onion and 2 clove garlic and 1 chix boulion cube.
make a roux of 2tbs oil and flour.
cool the pepper mix then blend in blender. add all to roux pan and cook for a bit, stirring as it could get lummpy,
Also add cumin, salt to taste.
This yiels about 2 cp sauce.
very nice in small quantity on Tamals. I also made a green sauce, more on that later!
I served all this with Guacamole on salad. Very well received by all!
Happy New Year, Eric, Austin Tx.