Chicken Posole (Pozole)
By
Marsha Gardner
@mrdick1950
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Ingredients
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3-4whole chicken breasts, skinned if desired
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1 largeonion, cut into chunks
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32 ozwhite hominy, drained
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6-8new mexico chilies (or as desired)
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10 clovegarlic
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1 Tbspmexican oregano
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·kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
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GARNISH
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·chopped onion, chopped cilantro, lemon wedge
How to Make Chicken Posole (Pozole)
- Put chicken and chunked onion in large stockpot. 2 Cover with water, bring to a boil, then simmer until chicken falls apart (2-3 hours).
- Cool; remove skin and bones, and cut or shred chicken. Add back to broth in stockpot.
- Add hominy to stockpot and keep at a low simmer.
Fill a saucepan with water 1/2 full. - Remove stems and seeds from dried chilies. Add chilies and garlic cloves to saucepan, along with oregano. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Boil for 15 minutes. Let cool! Blend chilies and garlic in blender or food processor until it is all liquid.
- Add blended chilies to chicken in stockpot. Stir and boil 10 minutes together.
- Ladle into bowls and top with chopped raw onion, cilantro and fresh squeezed lemon.