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Thanks WW ,I don't allways tell the details ,I take for granted that everyone cooks all the time .I buy the husks and soak overnight before making them .
Then put in a steamer basket I got at Shops on the Parkway.
Fits in my wok or a 6 qt pot.Steam and enjoy.

And, I know Bushy would remind you to really soak the husks...don't just wet them!

Tamale Balls
1# ground beef
1# pork sausage
1 # chopped shrimp
1 ½ cup cornmeal
¾ cup V8 vegetable juice
4 cloves chopped garlic
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp ***in
2 tsp cayenne pepper
Sauce
5 cups V8 vegetable juice
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp ***in
2 tsp salt
Mix top ingredients for the tamale balls together and form 1½ inch
balls. Mix sauce ingredients together and pour over uncooked balls.
Cook over medium to low heat for 45 to 60 minutes.
Pork Tamales
1 (5 pound) pork shoulder
1 clove garlic
1/4 to 1/2 cup ground red chile
1/2 teaspoon ground Mexican oregano
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
6 cups Masa Harina
1/2 cup lard
2 teaspoons salt
1 pound dried corn husks
Cover the pork with water in a large pot. Add garlic, and bring to a
boil. Simmer gently, covered, until meat is tender. Cool slightly.
Discard the garlic. Chop the meat and set aside.
Mix chile powder, Mexican oregano, and flour with 2 cups of the meat
stock and add to the chopped meat. Bring to a boil and simmer gently
until mixture is thick. Cool.
Beat lard until light and fluffy. Blend in Masa Harina. Add enough
meat stock or water to make the mixture soft and pliable. The dough
is ready when a small lump floats slowly to the bottom of a glass of
water, so test it several times to ensure that it is at the exact
point.
Soak the husks in hot water until they are soft. Drain. Spread a thin
layer of masa on a husk. Put a heaping tablespoon of meat mixture
down the center of the masa. Roll the husk carefully around the meat
filling. Wrap another husk from the opposite side. Tie ends with
string. Stand the tamales on end on a layer of corn husks in a
steamer. Steam for about 1 hour. Drain and serve with more red chile
sauce and beans

Does anyone have an authentic recipe to make homemade tamales?
I am looking for a good recipe from the Hispanic community comparable to what I have purchased at fund raisers in the past.