Posole

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The Babbitt family grew up in Mexico so when I married into the family I had to learn to eat Mexican food as well as cook it. It took me many years to accept that beans and Mexican food will be at every family meal no matter what holiday or occasion it is.

This hearty, classic Mexican posole soup took a little bit for me to get used to. It gets a big boost of flavor from the chilies added to it and since I don’t really do spicy it was difficult to like. However, now I love it! as well as everyone we serve it to loves it. You can experiment with different varieties such as Ancho chilies which are more readily available in most grocery stores or guajillo chilies. Guajillo chilies are much harder to find in many areas. Both can be found in many larger grocery stores, and Mexican specialty markets, or ordered online.

Amazon sells a holy trinity of chilies that I keep meaning to try one day. I think my family would love this!

Although posole is traditionally made with pork, I usually add whatever I have and oftentimes use both skinless chicken breasts and/or pork. This brothy, flavorful soup is perfect served with classic posole toppings, including sliced radishes, shredded cabbage or lettuce, diced avocado, red onions, and/or fresh chopped cilantro. Our family is simple and we use shredded cabbage and freshly squeezed lime.

At first, this recipe may seem overwhelming but after one has made it once and understood it, it is SUPER EASY!

Ingredients- Fastest and Easiest Posole Recipe

• 1 Pckg  hot dried chilies
• 1 Pckg med. dried chilies
• 2 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• Sea salt and black pepper, to taste
• 1 tbs. dried Mexican oregano
• 2-3 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts and/or pork roast
• 2 whole bay leaves
• 6 c. chicken stock
• 1 25-oz. can hominy, with liquid drained

Posole Toppings

• Head of cabbage chopped
• 1 large lime, cut into 8 wedges

Instructions:

1. In a great big crockpot, cook meat, onion, bay leaves, garlic, and a pinch of oregano, until the meat is tender and falls apart into nice shredded pieces.
2. In a great big stock pot (I use a 16qt)  add your shredded meat as well as 6 cups of broth. Keep on med heat as you work. You will dip from this for broth as you prepare your chili sauce.

Chili Sauce:

1. Place dried chilies in a small pot and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
2. Cook until the chilies soften around 5-6 minutes.
3. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
4. Once cooled remove stems and deseed by splitting them open and washing the seeds away. If you keep the seeds it will be extremely spicy as well as have hard crunchy bites in your posole.
5. In a blender add chilies, 1 cup of the chicken or beef broth, oregano, garlic, and onion out of your broth and meat pot and salt to taste. Discard bay leaf from your broth. You may add a little bit of the juice you cooked your meat in but it’s best to use fresh chicken or beef broth. (You may need to add more broth as you blend your chilies as well as you may need to repeat this step several times until all your chilies are blended.) Blend until smooth as can be. You want this to look like enchilada sauce. Taste and add any additional oregano, salt pepper, etc if needed.
6. Pour chili mixture into a strainer to strain the grainy skins out.

Putting It All Together:

1. Add chili sauce to the pot.
2. Drain hominy and add to your pot and bring to a rapid simmer.
3. You may want to add more broth as needed until you get as much liquid as you want and the taste you want.
4. Partially cover with a lid and cook for at least 30 minutes or up to 4 hours to give the flavors more time to develop.

How To Eat:

1. Ladle hot soup into individual serving bowls
2. Top with diced cabbage, and freshly squeezed lime juice.

You may also want to add fresh cilantro or other desired toppings and freshly made Horchata!

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Summary

Posole can be made in so many different ways. This was the recipe the Babbitt family was taught by the locals in Tomatlon Mexico. We hope you love this recipe as much as we do!

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