Posole, sometimes called "mexican chicken noodle soup", is made of fresh tomatillo, chicken, and hominy. It is a wonderful soup that brings a lot of fresh flavors to the table. Top it with a squeeze of lime, chopped cilantro, diced avocado and a dollop of light sour cream. Serve it with home-made cornbread and some fresh sliced fruit of the season, like pineapple or watermelon.
Bountiful Baskets Note: Great for the mexican ingredient pack (tomatillo, onion, jalepenos, cilantro, lime) . If your not familar with tomatillos, have fun experimenting!
Posole: Tomatillo, Chicken and Hominy Soup
(recipe adapted from cooking light)
Soup:
1 pound tomatillos
6 cups chicken broth
2 cups chopped onion
1 1/2 pounds chicken breast
4 garlic cloves, chopped
2 jalapeƱo peppers, seeded and quartered
1 (30-ounce) can white hominy, drained
1 teaspoon salt
Toppings:
1 avocado, diced
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
8 lime wedges
Preparation
Discard husks and stems from the tomatillos. Cook whole tomatillos in boiling water 10 minutes or until tender; drain. Place tomatillos in a blender; process until smooth; set aside.
Place broth and the next 5 ingredients (stock through hominy) in a large stockpot; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove chicken and shred. Stir in pureed tomatillos and salt; cook for 5 minutes or until heated. Stir in chicken, and serve with cilantro, sour cream, avocado and lime wedges.
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups soup)
Hominy is made of dried corn kernels from which the hulls and germs have been removed. It looks like a cooked and puffed up corn kernel. You can find it in the canned-vegetable section of the supermarket near the corn. I have come to really enjoy hominy because it offers that masa corn taste and texture that you get in tamales, but with out all added fat and hard labor.
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I am glad you posted some new recipes! I will be trying these :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious, Angela! I'm looking forward to trying it. I haven't had a good recipe with hominy in a long time. I wonder if it would be good to add some type of small white bean? or black bean, maybe? Always looking for ways to throw in the legumes...
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you started a cooking blog! Oh my goodness! I'm soooo excited!
ReplyDeleteI like your idea Debra-- add some cannallini beans for extra nutrition! Sounds delicious. Also, I would love to try out any hominy recipes you have too! So please share! I also have a simple hominy and bean chili recipe that I like to make now and then.
ReplyDeleteJeff gives this 4 out of 5 stars. I am not a big fan of hominy.
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