Ingredients
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8 cups hominy or 3 lbs frozen hominy
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1/2 cup mild fresh green chilies, roasted, peeled and chopped or 1/2 cup canned chile
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1 -3 fresh or canned jalapeno, peeled, seeded, and chopped
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2 garlic cloves, minced
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1 onion, chopped
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1 -2 tomatoes, seeded, and chopped (1 cup) or 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes
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2 -3 lbs boneless pork roast
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2 teaspoons dried oregano
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1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (coriander leaves)
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salt
Instructions
- Rinse posole in cold water until water runs clear.Soak for several hours or overnight in cold water.
- Place posole with water to cover in large heavy covered pot or Dutch oven and bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer covered, till posole pops, about 1 hour. If using canned hominy or frozen hominy ,omit these steps.
- Roast the peppers(if fresh)in a paper bag in a 400 degree oven for about 10 minutes, remove, cool and slip skins off easily,chop.
- Add everything but herbs and salt to Dutch Oven or crockpot and simmer 4 hours or set crockpot on high 4 hours.
- Remove meat, shred, return to pot, add herbs and salt to taste.
- Simmer, covered, 1 more hour.
- Serve as stew or do as we do and spoon on to tortilias and roll up folding one end under burrito style.