Pozole

Pozole is one of those dishes that just makes you feel good.  It’s a Mexican stew that has a nice kick to it.  There are a variety of ways to make it, some can be very labor intensive and take hours, and of course those are the best ones.  This dish is considered a traditional Christmas recipe from New Mexico and is very simple.

Serves four

Recipe can be cooked in a crock pot or on top of the stove.

1 lb pork roast with the bone in
1 garlic clove
1 large can of white hominy
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
½ tsp oregano
New Mexico red chili powder  to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
Lime

In a crock pot:

Cut up pork into chunks and remove most of fat
Add water to cover pork
Peel garlic and split in half, add to cooker
Add onion
Add oregano

Set cooker to low and cook until meat falls off bone

Add chili to taste
Add hominy last 30 minutes of cooking

On the stovetop:

In a Dutch oven add:

Pork
Garlic
Onion
Oregano

Cook until pork is tender

Add hominy the last 30 minutes of cooking

To serve:

Separate the pork with two forks and spoon into plates.  Cut up a lime and squeeze over the Pozole just before serving with nice warm tortillas.