Green Chile Posole Food

GREEN CHILE POSOLE

Steps:

• Place first 5 ingredients and 3-3/4 cups broth in a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker. Puree tomatillos with remaining broth in a blender; stir into pork mixture., Cook, covered, on low until pork is tender, 4-5 hours. If desired, serve with avocado and other toppings.

HATCH GREEN CHILE CHICKEN POSOLE

Steps:

• Using a Dutch oven or heavy pot, add 2 quarts water, chicken broth, posole and salt.
• Heat on medium-high and cook posole for 45-60 minutes minutes until tender.
• In separate saucepan, melt butter and sauté onions with flour for 5-10 minutes until golden brown.
• Transfer sautéed onions and browned flour to posole and stir.
• Add remaining water, green chile, chicken, oregano, cumin and bay leaf.
• Simmer entire mixture until slightly thickened for at least 30-35 minutes.
• Garnish with fresh parsley and enjoy.

CHILE-CHICKEN POSOLE

Steps:

• Season the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon thyme, and salt and pepper to taste; set aside. Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, jalapeno and garlic and cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a blender, then add the chiles, cilantro and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon thyme and puree until smooth. Return to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring, until the sauce thickens and turns deep green, about 5 minutes. Add the broth, hominy and chicken to the saucepan. Cover and simmer until the chicken is tender, about 10 minutes. Garnish with avocado, radishes and/or corn chips, if desired.
• Photograph by Antonis Achilleos

GREEN POZOLE WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cook chicken:
• Bring 8 cups water, bay leaf, half of onion, half of garlic, and 1 teaspoon salt to a boil, covered, in a 6-quart heavy pot, then reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Add chicken and poach at a bare simmer, uncovered, skimming off any foam, until just cooked through, about 20 minutes. Transfer chicken to a cutting board to cool. Pour broth through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl, discarding solids, and reserve. When chicken is cool enough to handle, coarsely shred with your fingers.
• Make sauce while chicken cools:
• Cook pumpkin seeds in a dry small skillet over low heat, stirring occasionally, until puffed but not browned (seeds will pop as they puff), 6 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a bowl to cool completely, then finely grind in coffee/spice grinder.
• Simmer tomatillos and remaining onion in remaining cup water in a 3-quart saucepan, covered, until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain vegetables and purée in a blender with jalapeños, 1/4 cup cilantro, epazote, remaining garlic, and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons salt.
• Heat oil in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then add purée (use caution as it will splatter and steam). Cook, uncovered, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 10 minutes. Stir in pumpkin seeds and 1 cup reserved broth and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in shredded chicken, hominy, and 3 more cups reserved broth and simmer, partially covered, 20 minutes.
• Stir in remaining 1/2 cup cilantro and serve pozole in deep bowls with accompaniments.

GREEN CHILE PORK POSOLE

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions, celery, and garlic. Saute wntil soft, about 7 minutes. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Add pork to pot; cook until no longer pink on outside, stirring often, about 3 minutes. Add 5 cups broth and next 5 ingredients.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer uncovered until meat is tender, broth is reduced to thick sauce, and flavors blend, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour. Thin with additional broth, if desired. Stir in 1/4 cup cilantro. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Divided among bowls, sprinkle with additional cilantro, and serve.

GREEN CHICKEN POZOLE

Steps:

• Boil chicken and pork together for about 1 hour in water.
• While it's cooking put 2 chopped onions and whole garlic clove.
• Skim off fat about every 15-20 minutes.
• Add chili and let cook another 15 minutes.
• Add 1 onion and bunch of cilantro, menudo mix, can of chicken broth, hominy and continue to cook for at least 0.5 hour.
• When served, crush oregano, cilantro, onion and squeeze lemon to taste.

GREEN CHILE-PORK POZOLE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Sauté onion, celery, 1 tbsp cilantro and garlic in pan until onion softens, about 3 minutes. Add pork; cook, stirring, until meat is browned on the outside, 10 minutes. Add hominy, poblanos, tomatillos, cumin, chili powder, stock and coriander, if desired; season with salt and pepper. Cover; simmer until pork is tender and white, 45 minutes. Stir in remaining 1 tablespoon cilantro; serve.