Sweet Corn Tamale Cakes the Cheesecake Factory
I am so glad everyone loves these as much as I do! I have made a few changes to clarify how to prepare them to look like the cheesecake factory, but as everyone has found out, being pretty doesn't effect the taste! Thank you again everyone!! I know this seems like a really hard recipe but it really isnt, alot of the ingriedients are used more than once. I usually make it by hand without a blender, and I consider it a just cause, a blender would make it even more of a snap! This is a copycat of The Cheesecake factory appetizer which is heavenly! I put 4 servings, its enough calories to feed 8 but really only enough to share greedily with 2. LOL
Ingredients
Scaled from 4 servings
- 2 tomatillos, diced
- 4 ounces mild green chilies, drained and diced
- 1 green onion, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, minced
- 1 ¼ teaspoons granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 1 medium tomatoes, diced
- 1 tablespoon minced Spanish onion
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, minced
- ¼ teaspoon lime juice
- ½ small jalapeno, seeded and minced
- 1 dash salt
- 1 dash ground black pepper
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon water
- ¾ teaspoon granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 pinch onion powder
- 1 dash salt
- 1 dash garlic powder
- 1 ½ cups frozen sweet corn
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ cup corn masa harina flour (corn flour)
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ½ avocado, diced
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
Instructions
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Prepare salsa verde by combining all prepared ingredients. Chill.
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Prepare tomato salsa by combining all prepared ingredients. Chill.
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Prepare southwestern sauce by combining all ingredients. Chill.
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Preheat oven to 400°F.
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Prepare the tamale cakes by chopping 1 cup of the frozen corn in a food processor until it's coarsely pureed. Combine pureed corn with softened butter, sugar, and salt. Blend well.
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Add masa and flour and blend well. Mix in the remaining 1/2 cup of frozen corn kernels by hand.
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Measure 1/2 cup portions of the mixture and form it into 3" wide patties with your hands. Arrange the patties on a baking sheet and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the cakes are browned on the bottom.
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Carefully flip all cakes with a spatula and bake for an additional 5 to 7 minutes or until other side is browned.
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Assembly: Place all three cakes on a warmed serving platter. Dollop each with one of the three sauces. Garnish with diced avocado, cilantro and a dollop of sour cream.
Nutrition
Per serving
| Calories | 495 |
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| Fat | 31.3 |
| Saturated fat | 17 |
| Cholesterol | 68.5 |
| Sodium | 825.8 |
| Carbohydrates | 53.9 |
| Fiber | 6.4 |
| Sugar | 17.7 |
| Protein | 6.8 |