Mini Tamale

While I was making chicken tamales the other day, I had the idea to make a very small one to serve as maybe a first course, I discovered mini bamboo baskets at my favorite Asian cookware store in San Francisco, I think they were only a few dollars each, so I picked up enough to serve at each place setting. I served a green chili dipping sauce in a spoon next to the tamales. Other small foods like Dim Sum would work really well too.