Pozole Rojo
A hearty Mexican stew with hominy and tender pork in a rich, savory red chile broth.
⏱ 120 min total🔪 20 min prep🔥 70 min cookMediumServes 8Mexican
Ingredients
- •2 lbs pork shoulder, cut into chunks
- •2 cans (25 oz each) white hominy, drained and rinsed
- •6 dried guajillo chiles
- •4 dried ancho chiles
- •1 large onion, halved
- •6 cloves garlic
- •2 tsp dried oregano
- •1 tsp cumin
- •8 cups chicken broth (gluten-free)
- •to taste salt and pepper
Directions
- 1In a large pot, bring broth to boil with pork, half the onion, and 3 garlic cloves. Simmer 45 minutes until pork is tender. Remove and discard onion and garlic.
- 2While pork cooks, remove stems and seeds from dried chiles. Toast in a dry skillet for 1 minute, then soak in 2 cups hot water for 10 minutes.
- 3Blend soaked chiles with soaking liquid, remaining garlic, oregano, and cumin until smooth. Strain through a fine sieve into the broth.
- 4Add strained chile mixture to the pork broth and simmer 10 minutes to blend flavors.
- 5Stir in hominy and simmer 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- 6Serve hot with toppings like shredded cabbage, radishes, lime wedges, and crispy tortilla strips.
💡 Slow cooker: cook LOW 7–8 hours, or HIGH 3–4 hours, adding any greens, dairy or fresh herbs in the last 15 minutes.
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