Red Mountain Green Chili Pork Posole
Posole is a traditional latin american dish with ancient origins. Maize was a sacred plant for the Aztecs and others in Mesoamerica, and pozole was created as a celebratory meal for special occasions. The Aztecs included human-shaped dumplings out of masa dough. Posole is now a favorite entree in many Mexican restaurants. The maize is represented by hominy kernals. Often, you will see it garnished with avocado. This is a healthy fat, so if you can spare the calories, by all means add it to this recipe for Red Mountain Green Chili Pork Posole.
Ingredients
- ⅓ whole onion - diced
- ½ stalk celery - diced
- 2 ½ teaspoons fresh garlic - chopped
- 1 ¼ teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- ½ lb pork loin - lean, boneless
- 3 ½ oz. hominy - canned, drained, rinsed
- ½ cup green chiles - canned, drained, diced
- 3 oz. tomatillos
- 1 whole bell pepper - orange or yellow, chopped
- 1 whole carrot - chopped
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons chile powder
- 1 Pinch Sea Salt
- 1 Pinch black pepper (freshly ground)
- 3 cups chicken stock - skimmed of all fat
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro - chopped
Instructions
- Sauté diced onions, celery, carrot, bell peppers, and garlic in oil until tender.
- Add diced pork and continue cooking until meat has browned.
- Add hominy, green chilies, tomatillos, cumin, chile powder, salt, pepper and chicken stock and simmer 1 hours
- Mix in the cilantro and serve.
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so delicious, also used avocado as a topping
Yeah, really really good, but no way a half cup even as a side dish. I needed the whole recipe for myself, but shared with my wife anyway. Used limes, too. And an avocado slice.