The Texas Tamale Warehouse The Texas Tamale Warehouse

When your tamales arrive, if they are not frozen, they can be refrozen or refrigerated.  In the vacuum-sealed bags, they can stay in the freezer 12 months and in the refrigerator for 4 weeks.

Here are instructions for re-heating them:
  • The best way is to boil them in their "boil-in" bag.  If there is any air in the bag, the bag may leak, so try one of the methods below.  Place them in the boiling water for 15-20 minutes from a refrigerated/thawed state (5-10 minutes more if frozen). 
  • For steaming, remove tamales from bag, and place in a hot steamer for 15-20 minutes from a thawed state (5-10 minutes more if frozen).
  • For oven baking, preheat oven to 325.  Remove tamales from bag, wrap in foil, and place them on sheet pan.  Bake 15-20 minutes if thawed, and 20-25 if frozen.
  • For microwave, cut a hole in the bag.  From thawed state, heat one bag at full power 3-4 minutes.  If frozen, heat at 50% power 3 minutes; turn the bag over, then heat at full power for 1-2 minutes more.
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