Meat
In a crock pot put your desired meat – Beef, pork, chicken
Add
1 1/2 Tablespoons chili powder
1 Tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon pepper
3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Cook on high for about 8 hours or until soft and you can fork it apart. Chicken would take less time.
Cornmeal shell
corn husks
2 cups cornmeal
2/3 cup shortening
2 cups chicken broth (yes use it all or almost all of it) (We like to use the extra juice from the seasoned meat instead to add more flavor to the shell.)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
You can add a little chilli powder to add some flavor to the shell, but you don’t have to.
Mix cornmeal, baking powder, and salt. Cut in shortening. Add chicken broth. It will be pretty soupy.
Soak husks in hot water for a few minutes till soft.
Place cornmeal mixture onto corn husks. Spread out and leave a little room at the ends to fold over. Place in steamer. Or you can place in instapot and steam. You can place vertical and only close off the bottom end of the corn husk if you prefer.
Steam about 45 minutes to 1 hour is what Becky said. We have found in the instapot it takes 10-15 minutes. Maybe that’s why they were so dry before? Maybe in any steamer 10-15 minutes?