Best 8 Pork Posole A Mexican Pork And Hominy Soup Recipes

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Pork posole is a traditional Mexican soup or stew made with pork and hominy, a type of dried corn. It is a hearty and flavorful dish that is perfect for a cold winter day. This article provides three different recipes for pork posole, each with its own unique flavor and ingredients.

The first recipe is for a classic pork posole. This recipe uses pork shoulder, hominy, and a variety of spices to create a rich and flavorful broth. The second recipe is for a green pork posole. This recipe uses tomatillos, green chiles, and cilantro to create a bright and tangy broth. The third recipe is for a red pork posole. This recipe uses ancho chiles and guajillo chiles to create a deep red broth with a slightly smoky flavor.

In this article you will also find a Vegetarian option of pork posole. It uses vegetable broth, hominy and vegetables instead of pork. And the final recipe is an easy Instant Pot pork posole recipe which provides a step-by-step guide on making the dish in an Instant Pot.

No matter which recipe you choose, you are sure to enjoy this delicious and comforting Mexican dish.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

PORK POSOLE (A MEXICAN PORK AND HOMINY SOUP)



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Posole is a rich and flavorful pork and hominy soup that has a mild chile broth. I decided to make it today, and wound up with one of the best soups I have ever made! The cooking is simple, yet it is packed with rich flavors that are not spicy at all. My (lucky) friend Chris showed up just as it was done, so of course I had to...

Provided by Michelle Tow

Categories     Other Soups

Time 3h5m

Number Of Ingredients 20

PORK BROTH
1 family pack of bone-in pork chops (6 chops in mine)
1 onion, coarsly chopped
1 stalk of celery, coarsly chopped
2 qt water, more as needed if it evaporates too much
1 Tbsp mexican oregano
1 tsp salt
3 bay leaves
2 clove garlic, roughly chopped
2 30 oz cans of hominy
1 Tbsp lime or lemon juice
PEPPER SAUCE
1 pkg dried guajillo chiles (commonly sold in markets in the southwest)
4 clove garlic, whole
2-3 c water
pinch salt
TOPPING OPTIONS
sliced avocado
chopped cilantro
crushed lime flavored tortilla chips

Steps:

  • 1. Pork and broth: put pork chops in a large pan and cover with water. toss in the onion, celery, garlic, boulion cubes, oregano and bay leaves and simmer for a few hours until they are tender enough to pull off the bone. remove the chops and cool on a plate. While the chops cool, pour the broth through a mesh strainer to remove and discard all the pieces of onion, celery and bay leaves, then return broth to the same pot. Remove the pork from the bones when cool and shred the meat by hand, returning to the pot. Drain and add 2 30 oz cans of hominy to the pot. Place on a low simmer.
  • 2. Chile Sauce: Guajillo chiles are NOT spicy at all, but bring a wonderful and earthy flavor to this soup when added in this way. To make this sauce, bring garlic, 1 tsp salt, and the whole bag of chiles to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Let simmer for about an hour. If the water boils down too much, add more water as necessary to keep the peppers covered. then turn off the heat to cool a little. When slightly cooled, put the peppers, garlic and about half of the sauce in a food processor and puree. After you add the pork back to the pork broth, put a strainer over the pot and pour the pureed chile mix into the strainer and push it through with a rubber spatula. You are removing the bits of skin and seeds that remain, and the puree of chile will drop through into the soup. If there is additional liquid from the boiled chiles pour this through as well so that the flavors are not lost ... this is filled with wonderful flavor that should not be lost!
  • 3. after the chile sauce is added, simmer the soup for about a half hour. 5 minutes before serving, add a tablespoon of lemon or lime juice to the pot, taste for seasoning and add salt if necessary.
  • 4. Spoon into a bowl and serve. Put the toppings in bowls/plates on the table, and let your guests use the toppings as they please.

POSOLE (MEXICAN SOUP WITH PORK AND HOMINY)



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This recipe was taught to me by my friend Mary, who was raised in Mexico, when she learned that I didn't like Menudo. She adds a whole jalepeno to the recipe, but that's to hot for me. The prep and cook time doesn't include cook time for the pork.

Provided by Dustbunni

Categories     Grains

Time 1h20m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 cups cooked pork, cut into bite sized cubes (pork shoulder is traditional ; or other pork roast)
2 tablespoons lard or 2 tablespoons bacon fat
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and diced
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 (4 ounce) cans diced green chili peppers (or 2 fresh green chili's seeded and diced)
2 (15 ounce) cans white hominy, drained and rinsed
1 1/2 cups cooked pinto beans (or 1- 15 oz. can pinto beans) (optional)
1 quart pork stock or 1 quart chicken stock
salt
1/2 cup chopped cilantro (garnish)
lime wedge (garnish)

Steps:

  • In a large pan.
  • Saute onions in lard or bacon drippings until clear.
  • Add garlic and spices and cook another two minutes.
  • Add meat, green chili, rinsed hominy and beans.
  • The beans are not traditional but we like them.
  • Cook another two minutes.
  • Pour stock over all.
  • Add salt to taste.
  • Simmer, covered, about 1hour.
  • Pass cilantro and lime wedges for those who like a pinch of cilantro and a squeeze of lime over their soup.
  • I serve this with large corn chips and cold melon.

CROCK POT TEXAS POZOLE (MEXICAN PORK AND HOMINY SOUP)



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Easy & delicious, hearty soup. Pozole is one of the best known dishes of Mexico. The key to great pozole is slow simmering, which allows the flavor to develop.

Provided by littleturtle

Categories     Clear Soup

Time 6h15m

Yield 4-5 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 3/4 lbs pork steaks, trimmed of fat (4)
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can hominy, drained & rinsed
2 cups chicken broth
1 small onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chili peppers, drained
1 teaspoon chili powder
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin

Steps:

  • In a skillet, sauté onion until soft (5 minutes), then add garlic and sauté for another minute.
  • Cut pork into bite sized pieces; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Combine pork with hominy, chicken broth, sautéed onion and garlic, chili peppers, chili powder, and cumin in crock pot; mix thoroughly.
  • Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 405.7, Fat 14.4, SaturatedFat 4.7, Cholesterol 127.1, Sodium 706.8, Carbohydrate 20.6, Fiber 3.5, Sugar 4.5, Protein 45.8

PORK POSOLE



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Provided by Ina Garten

Time 1h

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

Good olive oil
1 1/2 pounds lean, boneless pork loin, 1/2-inch diced
2 cups chopped yellow onion (2 onions)
1/3 cup small-diced poblano pepper
2 Holland yellow or orange bell peppers, seeded and 3/4-inch diced
1 tablespoon minced garlic (3 cloves)
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
6 cups good chicken stock, preferably homemade, simmering
1 (12-ounce) jar medium salsa verde, such as Goya
2 (15-ounce) cans white hominy, such as Goya, rinsed and drained
1 (15.5-ounce) can black beans, such as Goya, rinsed and drained
3 cups yellow corn tortilla chips, plus extra for serving
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Lime wedges, sliced or diced avocado, sliced scallions, sliced radishes, grated Cheddar, and sour cream, for serving

Steps:

  • Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a medium (11-inch) pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset, over medium-high heat. Add the pork and saute for 5 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned on all sides. Transfer the pork and any liquid to a bowl and set aside. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in the pot, add the onions, and saute over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the poblano and bell peppers and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic, chili powder, and oregano and cook for one minute. Return the pork and its juices to the pot.
  • Add the chicken stock and salsa verde and bring to a simmer. Stir in the hominy, black beans, corn chips, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper and simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1 teaspoon salt, depending on the saltiness of the chicken stock and the chips.
  • To serve, ladle the posole into large soup bowls. Garnish with a squeeze of lime and top with avocado, scallions, radishes, tortilla chips, Cheddar, and sour cream. Serve hot.

POZOLE ROJO (MEXICAN PORK AND HOMINY STEW)



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The traditional Mexican dish in the red version: pork and hominy in a thick broth colored and flavored with guajillo chiles. Serve with tortilla chips.

Provided by Consuelo Aguilar

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Soup Recipes     Pork Soup Recipes

Time 3h53m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 (16 ounce) cans white hominy, drained
water to cover
1 head garlic, cloves peeled
salt to taste
1 pound boneless pork shoulder, cubed
1 pound boneless pork loin, cubed
½ pound pork neck bones
1 large plum tomato
4 ounces dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded
1 clove garlic
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
1 pinch ground cumin
2 cups water
1 head iceberg lettuce, finely shredded
1 small onion, diced
4 limes, quartered

Steps:

  • Place hominy in a large pot; cover with water. Add 1 head garlic and salt to taste. Cook over medium heat for 2 hours.
  • Place pork shoulder, pork loin, and pork neck bones in the hominy mixture and cook until meat is tender and cooked through, about 1 hour.
  • Place tomato and guajillo chiles in a pot and add enough water to cover; bring to a boil. Cook until chiles have softened, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain.
  • Place tomato and chiles with salt, 1 clove garlic, oregano, and cumin in a blender; add 2 cups water. Blend until smooth. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve and set chile sauce aside.
  • Transfer pork to a work surface and shred with 2 forks. Discard the pork bones.
  • Pour chile sauce into hominy mixture; bring to a boil. Return shredded pork to pot. Simmer pozole until flavors have blended, about 3 minutes.
  • Ladle pozole into serving bowls and top with lettuce and onion and serve lime wedge on the side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 407.7 calories, Carbohydrate 35.3 g, Cholesterol 81 mg, Fat 17.2 g, Fiber 9.1 g, Protein 29.8 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 517.1 mg, Sugar 4.6 g

EASY POSOLE (PORK AND HOMINY STEW)



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Posole is classic New Mexican "comfort food" that utilizes lots of flavorful, robust ingredients used in New Mexican, Tex-Mex and U.S. Southwestern cuisines. If I can't find dried red chiles at my local market, I will used fresh chilies and heat them in my cast-iron skillet until red and external skin is slightly blistering, and...

Provided by Vickie Parks

Categories     Other Soups

Time 2h50m

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 1/2 lb pork shoulder, cut into bite-size pieces
1 Tbsp cooking oil
2 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 large onion
3 clove garlic, minced
2 large jalapeño peppers, seeded and diced
1 to 2 oz dried red new mexico chiles, seeded and diced
3 tsp ground cumin
1 1/2 tsp mexican oregano
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 c medium green salsa
2 (15-oz) can(s) white hominy, rinsed and drained
1 qt pork stock or chicken stock, to cover
lime wedges, for optional garnish
fresh chopped cilantro, for optional garnish

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add pork and cook, turning frequently for even cooking, for 10 minutes or until evenly browned on all sides; set aside. Reserve pan juices for later step.
  • 2. In a separate skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, jalapenos, New Mexico chiles, cumin, oregano and pepper, and sauté until vegetables are soft, about 4 to 5 minutes.
  • 3. STOVE-TOP METHOD: Add sautéed vegetables, browned pork, pan juices (from cooking pork) to a large heavy stockpot or Dutch Oven. Add salsa, drained hominy and stock, and stir well. Bring the stew to a brisk boil, then lower heat to a simmer, cover pot and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 2 hours or until flavors are well combined and pork is tender and thoroughly cooked. OR SLOW COOKER METHOD: Add sautéed vegetables, browned pork, pan juices (from cooking pork) to a a slow cooker. Add salsa, drained hominy and stock, and stir well. Cover slow cooker and set on LOW for 7 hours or HIGH for 3 1/2 hours.
  • 4. Garnish with lime wedges and cilantro, and serve.

EASY PORK POSOLE



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Traditionally a long-simmered stew, this Mexican-inspired stew is quick and easy, thanks to canned hominy. Searing the pork loin in the pot before making the stew gives you a great base of flavors so the stew seems as if it indeed simmered all afternoon. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve with warm tortillas on the side. Yum, yum, yum.

Provided by TJ Lombard

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Soup Recipes     Pork Soup Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 pound pork loin, chopped
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 onion, diced
2 tablespoons water
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 serrano peppers, minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 cups water
2 cups chicken broth
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
¼ cup cornmeal
2 (15 ounce) cans hominy, drained
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 lime, juiced

Steps:

  • Season pork with salt and pepper.
  • Heat oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir pork in hot oil until browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer pork to a plate and return pot to heat.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook and stir onion and 2 tablespoons water in hot pot until water has evaporated and onion is soft and golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic, serrano peppers, cumin, and coriander; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  • Stir 2 cups water, chicken broth, and tomatoes into onion mixture. Whisk in cornmeal and bring to a simmer over high heat, stirring often; add hominy, pork, salt, and pepper to taste. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft and hominy mixture thickens, about 30 minutes. Stir in cilantro and lime juice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 288.7 calories, Carbohydrate 31.5 g, Cholesterol 37.4 mg, Fat 10.3 g, Fiber 5.5 g, Protein 16.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 748.3 mg, Sugar 5.7 g

POZOLE (MEXICAN PORK AND HOMINY STEW)



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Pierre Franey, who for decades was an integral contributor to The Times's food report, delivered this recipe for pozole in 1983. At the time, he said: "A genuine pozole is a tedious but incredibly simple food, rather like a hearty soup, made of pork and hominy (the dried kernels of corn). It is served with the cooking liquid plus assorted garnishes, including chopped onion, ground hot chilies, sliced radishes, shredded lettuce and lime wedges, which are passed at the table and added according to taste." Which doesn't sound tedious at all. Still, he designed this recipe so that it could be cooked within an hour.

Provided by Pierre Franey

Categories     dinner, weekday, main course

Time 1h50m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

4 pork chops, about 1 1/2 pounds
2 chicken legs plus thighs, about 1 1/2 pounds
6 cups water
1 onion, about 1/4 pound, peeled and quartered
1 large clove garlic, peeled
Salt to taste if desired
2 tablespoons chopped hot green chilies, optional (see note)
12 peppercorns
2 1/2 cups drained canned hominy, available in shops and supermarkets that deal in Spanish and Puerto Rican foods
1 small head iceberg lettuce
12 radishes
1 lime
1/2 cup finely chopped Bermuda onion

Steps:

  • Cut bones from chops but reserve both meat and bones. Cut meat into one-inch cubes. Put meat and bones in small kettle and add chicken legs and thighs. Add water, quartered onion, garlic, salt, chilies and peppercorns. Bring to boil and cook, uncovered, 45 minutes or until meat is quite tender. Remove pork and chicken.
  • When cool enough to handle, remove and discard skin and bones from chicken. Cut meat into bite-size pieces.
  • Strain broth into another small kettle or saucepan. Add meats, hominy and bring to boil.
  • Meanwhile, shred lettuce, slice radishes, quarter lime and chop Bermuda onion. Serve in individual serving dishes, to be added to soup according to taste.
  • Serve soup in individual heated soup bowls.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 603, UnsaturatedFat 19 grams, Carbohydrate 26 grams, Fat 33 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 50 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 2297 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams

Tips:

  • Use a variety of chiles. This will give your posole a complex and flavorful broth. Some good options include ancho chiles, guajillo chiles, and pasilla chiles.
  • Toast the chiles before using them. This will bring out their flavor and make them easier to grind.
  • Soak the hominy overnight. This will help to soften it and make it more digestible.
  • Use a Dutch oven or large pot to make your posole. This will give you plenty of room to stir the soup and prevent it from sticking.
  • Season the soup to taste. Add salt, pepper, and other spices as desired.
  • Serve the posole with your favorite toppings. Some good options include shredded chicken, avocado, cilantro, and lime wedges.

Conclusion:

Pork posole is a delicious and hearty soup that is perfect for a cold winter day. It is also a relatively easy soup to make, and it can be tailored to your own taste preferences. So next time you are looking for a comforting and flavorful soup, give pork posole a try!

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