Best Posole Soup Recipes

POSOLE (MEXICAN SOUP WITH PORK AND HOMINY)

Steps:

• In a large pan.
• Saute onions in lard or bacon drippings until clear.
• Add garlic and spices and cook another two minutes.
• Add meat, green chili, rinsed hominy and beans.
• The beans are not traditional but we like them.
• Cook another two minutes.
• Pour stock over all.
• Add salt to taste.
• Simmer, covered, about 1hour.
• Pass cilantro and lime wedges for those who like a pinch of cilantro and a squeeze of lime over their soup.
• I serve this with large corn chips and cold melon.

CHICKEN POSOLE VERDE SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in a slow cooker; cook on Low until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 4 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Shred chicken in a large pot; add cumin, black pepper, adobo seasoning, and lime juice and mix well.
• Place tomatillos and serrano peppers in a clear microwave-safe bag. Seal bag and pierce a few times with a knife to vent. Microwave until soft, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Put softened tomatillos, serrano peppers, onion, garlic, cilantro, and salt in a blender and blend until salsa verde is smooth.
• Mix chicken stock and hominy with shredded chicken in the large pot. Add half of the salsa verde to the shredded chicken.
• Simmer over medium heat until flavors are well-mixed, about 30 minutes.

POSOLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot over high heat, combine the pork, salt and water to cover. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium low. Allow to simmer for two hours, skimming foam as necessary.
• Remove from heat and take the bones out of the stock. Cool and de-fat the stock. Remove pork from bones and return meat to stock. Add the hominy and chili powder and simmer over low heat for 30 to 45 minutes.
• Serve by placing soup in bowls. Each diner then adds their own cabbage, radishes, onion and lime juice to taste. Eat by dipping spoon deep down to bottom of bowl, lifting to bring up the meat, hominy, soup and layered vegetables.

CHICKEN-POSOLE SOUP

Steps:

• Place stock in a medium saucepan, reserving 1/4 cup, and bring to a simmer. Meanwhile, place remaining 1/4 cup stock and the rehydrated ancho chiles in a blender and puree until combined. Add pureed anchos, porcini, and hominy and cook for 10 minutes. Add the chicken and cilantro and cook for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Ladle soup into bowls and top with cheese and some fried tortillas.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Combine chicken bones, onions, celery, and carrots in a large roasting pan; toss with oil and season lightly with salt and pepper. Roast until the bones and vegetables are a rich golden brown, about 30 to 40 minutes.
• Transfer the bones and vegetables to a large stockpot, add 12 cups cold water, and the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 4 hours, skimming the scum that rises to the top with a ladle every 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and strain through a mesh strainer into a clean pot. Place back on the stove over high heat and cook until reduced by half. Use immediately or let cool to room temperature, cover, and refrigerate or freeze until ready to use.
• Heat oil in a high sided large saute pan until it reaches 350 degrees F. Add the tortillas in 2 batches and cook until just crisp. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels and season with salt immediately.

ZIPPY POSOLE (POZOLE) SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add pork, chicken, Hatch chile peppers, onion, jalapeno peppers, and garlic. Saute, turning meat, until lightly brown, about 8 minutes.
• Pour 2 cups stock into pot; add enough water to cover meat by 3/4 inch. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 45 minutes. Remove pork and chicken and place on a plate; let cool until safe to handle. Remove garlic cloves, mash, and add back to soup.
• Shred pork and chicken into small chunks. Add salsa to the pot. Let soup simmer for 15 to 30 minutes more.
• Place hominy, shredded meat, remaining 4 cups stock, New Mexico chile powder, coriander, salt, and pepper into the pot of soup. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, at least 30 minutes.
• Serve with cabbage, yogurt, cilantro, and radishes to garnish.

CHICKEN POSOLE SOUP

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Brown chicken, turning once, until golden, 6 minutes. Add onion, garlic, and cilantro stems; cook 1 minute. Add tomato paste, oregano, cabbage, broth, and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook at a bare simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• Remove chicken. Discard skin and bones, shred meat, and stir into soup with hominy. Bring to a simmer. Season with salt; serve with tortilla chips, lime wedges, and cilantro leaves.

PORK POSOLE (A MEXICAN PORK AND HOMINY SOUP)

Steps:

• 1. Pork and broth: put pork chops in a large pan and cover with water. toss in the onion, celery, garlic, boulion cubes, oregano and bay leaves and simmer for a few hours until they are tender enough to pull off the bone. remove the chops and cool on a plate. While the chops cool, pour the broth through a mesh strainer to remove and discard all the pieces of onion, celery and bay leaves, then return broth to the same pot. Remove the pork from the bones when cool and shred the meat by hand, returning to the pot. Drain and add 2 30 oz cans of hominy to the pot. Place on a low simmer.
• 2. Chile Sauce: Guajillo chiles are NOT spicy at all, but bring a wonderful and earthy flavor to this soup when added in this way. To make this sauce, bring garlic, 1 tsp salt, and the whole bag of chiles to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Let simmer for about an hour. If the water boils down too much, add more water as necessary to keep the peppers covered. then turn off the heat to cool a little. When slightly cooled, put the peppers, garlic and about half of the sauce in a food processor and puree. After you add the pork back to the pork broth, put a strainer over the pot and pour the pureed chile mix into the strainer and push it through with a rubber spatula. You are removing the bits of skin and seeds that remain, and the puree of chile will drop through into the soup. If there is additional liquid from the boiled chiles pour this through as well so that the flavors are not lost ... this is filled with wonderful flavor that should not be lost!
• 3. after the chile sauce is added, simmer the soup for about a half hour. 5 minutes before serving, add a tablespoon of lemon or lime juice to the pot, taste for seasoning and add salt if necessary.
• 4. Spoon into a bowl and serve. Put the toppings in bowls/plates on the table, and let your guests use the toppings as they please.

SLOW COOKER POSOLE: PORK AND HOMINY SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter over medium heat and add onion, garlic, jalapeno, and spices. Saute until veggies are soft.
• Add vegetables in a slow cooker with pork, green chilies, salsa and hominy. Add reserved juices from the carnitas and stock to cover. Cover slow cooker and set on Low for 7 hours or High for 3 1/2 hours. Add tabasco to your taste and serve with desired garnishes.
• If you prefer to do this stovetop, saute veggies as directed and combine everything in a large heavy pot. Bring the soup to a boil, lower heat to a simmer and cover. Simmer for 2 hours until flavors are well combined.

GREEN PORK POSOLE RECIPE - MEXICAN CHILI VERDE PORK SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine the pork, garlic, onion, salt (about 3 tablespoons) and enough water to cover, 8 to 10 cups. Bring to a boil, skimming the top, reduce heat and cook for a good 2½ to 3 hours.
• When meat is tender, remove the garlic. I chose to leave the onions in, instead of straining them out.
• Add 2 tablespoons of Mexican oregano, all of the hominy and the cumin, stir well to combine.
• In the blender, combine the roasted poblano, jalapeño and tomatillos, 1 cup of water, blend until smooth.
• Carefully add it to the pozole and stir well to combine. Once it comes to a boil, taste for salt, season as needed. You may want to add a little more water (about 1½ cups) to the pozole. Cook, partially covered for another hour or until pork is tender.
• Serve with warm tortillas or tostadas. Garnish with your favorite toppings.

POSOLE SOUP - SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Heat the canola oil in a skillet over high heat. Add the pork; cook and stir just until meat is browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Place the meat in a 4 quart slow cooker. Pour the enchilada sauce over the meat. Top with the hominy, onion, chilies, garlic, cayenne pepper, and oregano. Pour in enough water to fill the slow cooker. Cover, and cook on High for 6 to 7 hours. Stir in the cilantro and salt. Cook on Low for 30 minutes more.