Simple Pork Posole

Name: Simple Pork Posole
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4 pounds pork butt, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes; 1 head of garlic, halved crosswise; 1 onion, quartered; 10 cups water; Two 28-ounce cans hominy, drained and rinsed; 2 tablespoons dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper; Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; Chopped cilantro, chopped red onion, chopped jalapeño and lime wedges, for serving

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Mexican posole is typically a thick, hearty soup made with hominy (chewy dried corn kernels with the hull and germ removed). For his version, Ethan Stowell slow-simmers chunks of pork butt in water with onion and garlic to create a dish that's appealingly brothy. He likes to make it with chicharrones (fried pork rinds) and pig's feet, hard-to-find ingredients that are omitted in the recipe here. The array of fun, potently flavorful condiments—jalapeño, onion, cilantro and lime wedges—is key to the dish.More Mexican Recipes

By Ethan Stowell

October 2008

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Recipe Summary

total:

2 hrs 30 mins

active:

20 mins

Yield:

Ingredients

4 pounds pork butt, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
1 head of garlic, halved crosswise
1 onion, quartered
10 cups water
Two 28-ounce cans hominy, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Chopped cilantro, chopped red onion, chopped jalapeño and lime wedges, for serving

Directions

Step 1
In a large soup pot, bring the pork, garlic, onion and water to a simmer. Cover and cook over low heat until the pork is very tender, about 2 hours.

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Step 2
Transfer the pork to a large bowl. Strain the broth into the bowl; discard the garlic and onion. Return the pork and broth to the pot and skim any fat from the broth. Stir in the hominy, oregano and cayenne and season the broth with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer. Ladle the posole into bowls. Pass with the cilantro, red onion, jalapeño and lime wedges at the table.

Make Ahead

The posole can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.

Suggested Pairing

Dark-berried Zinfandel.

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Roze

01/28/2018

I don't write reviews but need to here. This recipe is awesome and so simple, just like the name says..I usually throw in a can of beans at the end with the hominy. Whatever I have on hand..red, black etc. I LOVE this soup and make it a couple times a month!! Thanks for putting something simple and delicious out there.

Franczesca

09/21/2017

Update: this recipe is using Bot for ratings!!! It's highly suspicious to have 2k ratings in 3 months and no objective review while other recipes that have been around and looks more appetizing hasn'treached nowhere near that amount of raters and the few were able to write a review!!! The steps here are also written quite amateurly (multiple steps within 1 and 2! Doesn't say how long to cook the rest, etc!!) Anyways, I ended up cooking this because I was really craving clear broth posole since the best posole I've had was clear broth! It turned out ok but I ended up using pork shoulders and am not sure if pork butt would've changed the flavor much! The pork shoulder has no flavor at all!!! The garnish really made a difference which brought this up to 2.5 stars!! What I would do next time is to stir fry the onion soup and garlic and sear the pork a little to get flavor out more. I wouldalso use some bones for extra flavor

Jasmine Manuel

09/14/2017

i need to try!

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