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Pozole Verde
Pozole Verde is a brothy, comforting soup made with chicken, hominy, and a bright green tomatillo sauce. Serve it with fresh toppings so everyone can build their bowl just the way they like it.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 25m⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 1h 15m👤 Meggan Hill📖 culinaryhill
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●dutch oven
- ●oven
- ●baking sheet
- ●bowl
- ●strainer
- ●saucepan
- ●blender
📝 Preparation Steps
1
To make the chicken broth:
2
To a Dutch oven or large stock pot, add chicken pieces and cold water to cover. Over medium-high heat, bring to a boil. Immediately reduce heat to low and skim the foam off the top.
cold water to cover (about 8 cups, see note 1)water2 cups
3
To the pot add onion, garlic, and salt. Simmer gently (bubbles should barely break the surface at irregular intervals) until the chicken is cooked through, at least ⏱️ 1 hour or up to ⏱️ 2 hours. The longer the broth simmers, the more flavor it will have.
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4
Remove chicken from the pot to a rimmed baking sheet or large bowl. Discard any bones. Reserve 4 cups chicken broth and pour through a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl. Set aside and discard the remaining broth or strain and reserve for another use.
5
To make the green sauce:
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In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, add tomatillos, poblano chile, onion, and garlic, and enough cold water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until tender and cooked through, about 20 to ⏱️ 25 minutes.
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Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a molcajete or blender. Add cilantro and grind or process until smooth. Season to taste with salt (I like ½ teaspoon). You'll have about 2 cups sauce.
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To make the soup:
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Return the reserved 4 cups chicken broth to the pot. Add 4 cups water and green sauce. Bring to a boil, then add chicken and hominy. Simmer until heated through, about ⏱️ 10 minutes.
cold water to cover (about 8 cups, see note 1)water2 cups
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Add salt to taste (I like at least 2 teaspoons salt). Serve with cabbage, lime slices, cilantro, jalapeños, radishes, avocado, and tostadas.
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Nutrition Facts
calories
438 kcal
fat Content
19 g
serving Size
2 cups
fiber Content
5 g
sugar Content
5 g
sodium Content
1594 mg
protein Content
41 g
trans Fat Content
0.2 g
cholesterol Content
116 mg
carbohydrate Content
25 g
saturated Fat Content
5 g
unsaturated Fat Content
11 g
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