Posole, Pork and Hominy Soup
I purposely made extra carnitas last week so that I could make posole as it got cooler. Posole is a Mexican soup made with pork and hominy that, like tortilla soup, is served covered with bright fresh flavors like cilantro, chopped tomatoes, chopped avocados, cheese, sliced radishes, and sour cream. You get the deep, hearty flavors of a pork stew paired with creamy, cool, and crisp veggies-customizable any way you like it!
Posole
serves 8, prep 10 min, cook 2 hours (or longer in crock pot), adapted from Recipezaar- 2 tbsp butter or bacon fat
- 1 large onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 jalapenos, seeded and diced
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 3 cups cooked pork, like carnitas
- 1 cup roasted green chilies (canned or fresh), diced
- 2 (15 oz) cans white hominy, drained and rinsed
- 1-2 qts chicken or pork stock to cover
- Melt butter or fat over medium heat and add onion, garlic, jalapeno, and spices.
- Saute until veggies are soft.
- Add pork, green chilies, and hominy.
- Add stock to cover and simmer soup for about 2 hours or until flavors are well combined.
- Serve with desired garnishes.
I actually made this in the crockpot by sauteing the veggies then adding everything to the crock pot and cooking on low until we were all home and ready to eat (about 7 hours). The pork is already cooked and tender so you can cook this as long or as little as you want. If you want to defat the soup, chill it over night in the fridge then remove the solidified fat from the top and reheat.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:52 am
I’ve been wanting to try making posole! I have seen so many variations its hard to choose one… yours looks delicious!!
September 28th, 2009 at 11:07 am
OMG, that photo is mouthwatering!! I can taste it just looking at it. Wonderful!
September 28th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
you’ve got me praying for cold weather this week!
September 28th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
I have leftover carnitas right now too! I never would have thought about this, though I can’t believe why not. I mean, I have a couple of local places bookmarked so I can try posole one of these days. Duh, I should just make it myself!
September 28th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
I just came back to reprint this to take home and noticed the other ingredients – I have two jalapenos left from the weekend and roasted Hatch chiles in the freezer. I think you’re psychic.
September 28th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
This dish looks great! My girlfriend’s mother makes Pozole (I’ve never seen “Pozole” spelled with an “s”) around Christmas and during other special events. Thanks for this recipe!
September 29th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
This looks amazing…I love soups like this…especialy posole!
October 12th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Cudos to you–this posole is just delicious!
October 13th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
made this for dinner a few weeks back. it wasn’t as spicy as i hoped it would be, so added a heavy dosage of sriracha and chowed down. the boy (who literally chokes down most of my cooking) happily proclaimed it to be the best soup he’s ever had and called dibs on the left overs (which he ate for breakfast, lunch AND dinner the next day).
thanks to you, he now has reason to trust a skinny cook!
January 21st, 2010 at 10:51 am
[...] so I made a mental note find a recipe and try it. When I went I my search I found a recipe on Chaos in the Kitchen, which gave me the idea of the slow cooker which brings us here today. I credit her with the seed [...]
May 26th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Can you sub hominy with something else?
You could add corn or white beans in place of the hominy. -Katie
September 10th, 2011 at 4:35 pm
Please provide a print version on your site. I’d rather not have to print 5 unusable pages and the picture to get at the recipe.
Thanks!
October 7th, 2011 at 6:52 pm
Susan….you can’t copy and paste and then print? That’s what I do!
hth
Jen