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HOW TO MAKE AUTHENTIC POZOLE

Step by step recipe of the best traditional authentic pozole. I will guide you through every step on how to make authentic pozole with easy to find ingredients and easy to follow instructions.


Ingredients

  • 12 C water

  • 3 lbs. pork shoulder, cut in 4” cubes

  • 6 pulla dry chili pods, without stems

  • 25 California chili dry pods, without stems

  • 1 head of garlic

  • 50 oz hominy

  • 2 Tbsp salt

  • 2 C cabbage

  • 1 C radishes

  • ½ C onion

  • ¼ C Mexican dry oregano

  • 4 limes


Instructions

  1. Combine 3 C of water per pound of pork with pork, garlic, and salt.

  2. Bring to a boil and lower to a simmer for 4 hours, until meat is fully tender and can be pulled apart with a fork.

  3. Let meat and broth cool completely.

  4. Blend 4 C of broth from step 2, above with chili pods. Try to include any large pieces of garlic in broth.

  5. Shred meat into pieces small enough to fit in a spoon.

  6. Mix chili mix from step 4 with rest of broth and meat. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.

  7. Add rinsed hominy to chili mix, bring to a boil.

  8. Lower heat to simmer 15 minutes.

  9. Thinly slice cabbage and radishes.

  10. Chop onion into small pieces.

  11. Cut limes in half

  12. Serve pozole in a deep bowl and add cabbage, radishes, onion, oregano, and lemon juice.


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