Pozole (Mexican Hominy Stew). Pozole rojo, a traditional Mexican pork and hominy stew with a red broth, is flavored with guajillo peppers and topped with lettuce and onion. Traditional Mexican pozole (posole) is a rich, brothy soup made with pork, hominy, and red chiles. Pile your bowl with toppings like shredded cabbage, radishes, cilantro, lime, and avocado!

Known in Mesoamerica since the pre-Columbian era, today. I just love this Pozole Recipe. Pozole is a Mexican Soup that is usually made with pork; this recipe is made with chicken. You can cook Pozole (Mexican Hominy Stew) using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Pozole (Mexican Hominy Stew)

It's 1.5 of # Pozole (Hominy) may be canned or fresh most often found in Latin Stores.
Prepare 1.5 of # Pork Butt (Boston Butt) or other suitable Port Roast cut in large chunks (2 in.).
Prepare 1.5 of # Pork Belly cut in large chunks (2in.).
Prepare 10 of large Dried Chiles (Guajillo, New Mexico).
Prepare 1 of Yellow or White Onion stuck with 2-4 whole cloves.
You need 1 Tbsp of +/- Garlic.
Prepare 1 of Bay Leaf.
It's 2 tsp of Toasted Cumin Seeds (important to toast them).
It's of Salt and Pepper.
It's of Lime wedges, Finely Chopped Onion, Chopped Cilantro, Oregano for garnish.

It can be made in a crock pot if you'd prefer. This pork recipe is for pozole rojo, and the red chile peppers produce a red (rojo) broth. In pozole verde, green chiles (e.g., jalapeños) and tomatillos create a green (verde) broth, and it most often uses chicken. Posole (or pozole) is a Mexican pork stew that is perfect for the slow cooker during the week.

Pozole (Mexican Hominy Stew) step by step

If using fresh Hominy (Pozole), soak overnight as you would dried beans if you want. If using canned Hominy, skip to step 3. I have to say either Pozole works, but fresh gives that "authentic" flair..
Drain the hominy and put in a large "caldero" or soup pot. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Let simmer briskly for 1 hour..
During Hominy cooking, toast Chiles in skillet or grill top taking care not to burn and develop a really off flavor. After, slit lengthwise and remove stems and seeds..
Place Chiles in pot with 4 cups of water, simmer 30 minutes and allow to cool. Blend to a paste using some of the water you simmered with making a consistency of roughly pancake batter..
Season Pork Belly and Shoulder with Salt and Pepper. I prefer to sear (Brown) the Shoulder, but the choice is yours. Either way, after Pozole has been cooking 1 hour, add the Pork Belly and Shoulder to the pot. Add the Onion with Cloves, Toasted Cumin Seeds, Bay Leaf and Garlic..
Cover with enough water 2 inches, then bring back to a brisk simmer. Top with water occasionally and taste broth for salt, simmer for about 2 1/2 hours more, meat should be tender and pozole grains should have softened and burst. Skim fat from surface if desired..
Add 1 cup chile purée and simmer for 10 minutes. Taste and correct seasoning. Add more purée if desired..
When serving, put pozole, meat and broth into big bowls. Garnish with pieces of thinly sliced cabbage, diced onion, lime wedges, cilantro and oregano as desired..
In my pic, I had White Rice left over so I just served over that. I KNOW....2 starches.....sue me!.

Or as we show you here, ideal for a lazy Sunday dinner when it can slowly simmer for hours on a stove top. Put the cooked meat, onions and garlic in a stew pot. Puree one can of drained hominy in a blender with the remaining ½ can chicken broth. The pureed hominy adds thickness to the stew. An authentic Mexican stew made with red chili pods, pork roast, pork rinds, and pigs' feet (use pork shanks instead of pigs' feet if you are squeamish).