"My favorite way to thicken chili is to use masa harina," Ree says. But what exactly is masa harina? It's clearly The Pioneer Woman's secret ingredient to making the best chili recipes, but where ...

Chicken Tamales with moist flavorful masa dough and zesty saucy chicken filling steamed quickly in the pressure cooker.

The resulting dough, called masa, is the basis for corn tortillas ... She shared the above recipe for nixtamalizing your own corn.