Description
Traditional Mexican red pozole made with tender pork, hominy, and a rich chile sauce. This comforting soup delivers bold flavor and classic garnishes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 quarts water
- 2 pounds pork shoulder, cubed
- 1 pound pork spare ribs or baby back ribs
- 1 white onion, quartered
- 8 garlic cloves
- Salt to taste
- 3 cans white hominy, drained and rinsed
- 5 guajillo peppers, seeded and deveined
- 5 ancho peppers, seeded and deveined
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 medium white onion, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Mexican oregano
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Lettuce, shredded
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
- 1 1/2 cups sliced radishes
- Mexican oregano
- Chile piquín
- Lime wedges
- Tostadas
- Optional avocado
Instructions
- Add water, pork shoulder, ribs, onion, and garlic to a large pot and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer about 2.5 hours while skimming foam.
- Season with salt when pork becomes tender.
- Remove pork, shred meat, discard onion and garlic, strain broth, and return meat to pot.
- Soak guajillo and ancho chiles in hot water for 25 to 30 minutes until soft.
- Blend soaked chiles with garlic, onion, oregano, and one cup broth until smooth.
- Cook chile sauce in oil over medium heat for about 25 minutes while stirring.
- Strain sauce into broth, bring to a boil, then simmer 10 minutes.
- Add hominy and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Serve in bowls with lettuce, radishes, onion, lime, oregano, and tostadas.
Notes
- Pozole is traditionally made with parts of the pig’s head for flavor.
- You can use a pressure cooker to reduce pork cooking time.
- Sauce can be prepared ahead and frozen for later use.
- Flavors improve the next day after cooking.
- Store leftovers in the fridge up to 4 days or freeze up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
- Category: Soups
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 large bowl
- Calories: 275
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 115mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 70mg