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Red Pozole

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Pozole is especially delicious made 1-2 days before serving, as this allows the ingredients to meld and deepen resulting in a rich, flavorful and tasty soup. Go crazy with the garnishes, the variety adds freshness, crunch and texture to round out a perfect dish!

Ingredients

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Pozole

  • 4 quarts of water
  • 2 pounds cubed pork shoulder
  • 1 pound pork spare ribs or baby back ribs
  • 3 cans (15 ounces each) hominy, drained and rinsed
  • 1 white onion cut in quarts
  • 8 large garlic cloves
  • Salt to taste

Red Sauce:

  • 5 Guajillo peppers cleaned, seeded, open flat, and de-veined
  • 5 Ancho peppers cleaned, seeded, open flat, and de-veined
  • 6 Garlic cloves
  • 1 medium white onion coarsely chopped
  • 2 Tablespoon vegetable or canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon dry Mexican oregano
  • 1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper, or to taste
  • salt to taste

Garnish:

  • 1 Head of lettuce or cabbage finely shredded
  • 1 1/2 cup of onions, finely chopped
  • 1 1/2 cup of radishes sliced
  • Ground Chile Piquin or crushed red pepper to taste
  • Mexican oregano
  • Deep fried Corn tortillas (Tostadas) or Pork Rinds
  • Limes, wedges
  • Avocado chopped
  • Warm corn or flour tortillas

Instructions

Pozole

  1. Heat water in a large stock pot, add onion, garlic salt, cubed pork, and spareribs. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer, partially covered for 2 and half hours or until meat is tender and falling off the bone.
  2. While cooking, skim top layer of foam and fat from the pot using a ladle. If necessary, add warm water to maintain the same level of broth in the pot.
  3. Remove pork from broth; reserving broth. Trim excess fat, and remove meat from bones; discard bones, onion and garlic from the broth. Shred meat, and cover.

Sauce

  1. Soak the Ancho and Guajillo peppers in warm water just enough to cover for 25-30 minutes until soft.
  2. Using a blender or food processor, blend peppers, garlic cloves, chopped onion and oregano adding some of the water in which they were soaking. Puree mixture until smooth.
  3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add the dry pepper puree and salt to taste, stirring constantly as it splatters. Reduce heat and simmer, about 25 minutes.
  4. Using a strainer, add the sauce to the broth. Bring to a boil and add back the meat, and simmer gently, for about 10 minutes. Stir in white hominy, and season with salt, pepper and crushed red pepper. Simmer until heated through.
  5. Serve Pozole in large soup bowls, with garnishes and warm tortillas.

Notes

Adapted From | Mexico In My Kitchen

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