Abuelitas Pozole De Pollo Recipes

ABUELITA'S POZOLE DE POLLO

Steps:

• 1. add water and chicken (diced) to a large stock pot and simmer for about 15-20 minutes to make chicken broth.
• 2. Transfer chicken & broth to crock pot and add chopped green onion, chopped pepper, can of tomato and can of chili verde/green enchilada sauce. cook on low for 2 hours
• 3. add hominy and continue cooking for additional 2 hours.
• 4. Serve hot with garnish.

POZOLE VERDE DE POLLO (GREEN MEXICAN HOMINY AND CHICKEN SOUP)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large sauce pan over medium-high heat, add the onion and cook until tender, about 3-5 minutes, before adding the garlic and cumin and cooking until fragrant, about a minute.
• Add the broth, chicken, oregano and hominy, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the hominy is tender but still has that al-dente chewiness, about 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, roast the tomatillos, jalapenos and poblanos in under the broiler, in a cast iron pan over high heat or in the direct flames of a gas stove until they are lightly charred black before pureeing them along with the cilantro in a blender with some of the broth from the soup and mixing it back into the soup.
• Remove the chicken from the soup, let cool until you can handle it, shred the meat and mix it back into the soup.
• Mix in the lime juice and season with salt and pepper before enjoying!

QUICK POZOLE DE POLLO

Steps:

• In large stock pot add enough water to cover chicken.
• Let it come to a boil and simmer for approximately 30-40 minutes, making sure it doesn't dry out, adding water as needed, keeping it in a soup consistency.
• Add hominy, El Pato tomato sauce and chicken bouillon.
• Let it simmer for 20 minutes longer.
• Ladle/spoon into a large individual serving bowl.
• Garnish with cabbage, onions and radishes to taste.
• Add some lemon and oregano to taste.
• Enjoy it with tostadas on the side.

CHICKEN POZOLE (POZOLE VERDE DE POLLO)

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine the chicken, 9 cups of water, onion, garlic, cilantro, bay leaves, celery, carrot, peppercorns and salt to taste. Adding the carrots and celery is optional. I just think it adds more flavor to the chicken stock. Heat to medium. When it comes to a boil, reduce to a simmer. Skim the foam on top as needed, cover partially and continue cooking for 45 minutes.
• Remove the chicken from pot, shred chicken and transfer to a cover dish, reserve. Using a slotted spoon remove all the solids from broth and discard.
• Add the maize(hominy) into the broth and keep on low. To the blender, add pepitas, poblanos, tomatillos, serranos, epazote, oregano, cumin, 1 cup of reserved broth and bouillon. Blend on high until smooth. Pour into pot with remaining chicken broth and maize(hominy).
• Bring the pozole up to boil, taste for salt and add the chicken back in. Continue cooking for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Serve pozole in large bowls and garnish with radishes, cabbage, lime, serrano, oregano and piquin. Serve with homemade tostadas or chips. Yields 6 servings.
• If you prefer to prepare this recipe in the slow cooker, you need to prep ahead a few ingredients. Roast and toast the ingredients as directed above to prepare your sauce. Once the sauce is blended, add all of the ingredients to the slow cooker, minus the hominy. Cook on low for 8 hours or on high 4-5 hours. Remove chicken and shred. Add back into slow cooker along with the hominy. Cook on high for 1 more hour.