Comforting and delicious Pozole Verde with bright flavor, slow cooker edition!
Ingredients and Variations
Ingredients: Pork shoulder, tomatillos, garlic, white onion, jalapenos, poblano peppers, chicken broth, Mexican oregano, garlic powder, ground cumin, onion powder, chili powder, hominy, salt and pepper.
Variations: Chicken can be used in place of pork, jalapenos can be reduced, increased or left out, more poblanos can replace jalapenos, serrano peppers can be used as well as cubanelle or Anaheim peppers. Use any onion you like.
Dress up your pozole!!!!! Serve with toppings such as: chopped white onion and cilantro, thinly sliced cabbage, sliced radish, avocado, lime wedges, sour cream or crema, queso fresco or cotija.
This can be made in a crock pot or in a pot on the stove top, you can even put it into a Dutch oven and bake it.
Slow Cooker Pozole Verde
8
servings30
minutes8
hoursDelicious and comforting with bright flavor!
Ingredients
4 – 5 lbs 4 – 5 pork shoulder, cubed
1/2 lb 1/2 tomatillos, cut in half
4 cloves 4 garlic, peeled
1 1 poblano pepper
4 4 jalapenos
8 cups 8 chicken broth
1 cube 1 chicken bouillon ( I use Knorr)
1/4 cup 1/4 cilantro
2 2 limes, juiced
2 tsp 2 ground cumin
1 tbsp 1 Mexican oregano
2 tsp 2 garlic powder
2 tsp 2 onion powder
2 tsp 2 salt
1 tsp 1 pepper
- Toppings
shredded cabbage
diced onion with cilantro
cilantro
lime wedges
sour cream or crema
diced avocado
sliced radish
Queso fresco or cotija
Directions
- Sprinkle pork with 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper, sear in hot dry pan for a few minutes, just to brown on the outside, do not cook through.
- Add meat, 1 onion diced and 2 cups of broth to crockpot and start.
- In same pan, sear jalapenos, tomatillos, 1/4 onion wedge and garlic cloves. Also blister poblano pepper and put into plastic bag for 15 minutes, then peel. Add all to blender with 2 cups broth, cilantro, lime juice and seasonings, blend until smooth and pour into slow cooker. Drain and rinse hominy well and add it to the slow cooker. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours. Salt and pepper to taste!
- Serve with toppings and fresh tortillas rolled up to dip in your soup.
