Recipe: Posole

Hominy and pork based Mexican soup.

• 1.5 lbs Pork, cubed
• 2 Tbspn Lard
• 6 cups Water
• 28 oz Hominy
• 14 oz Tomatoes, diced
• 1 Onion, diced
• 1 lb Green Chili, diced
• 8 oz Radishes, diced
• 8 oz Lettuce, diced
• 2 Tbspn Lime juice
• 1 Tbspn Chili powder
• 1 Tbspn Cumin
• 1 Tbspn Garlic powder
• 1 Tbspn Cilantro
• 1 tspn Cayenne
• 1 tspn Black pepper
• 1 tspn Salt
• 2 Bay Leaves

1. Melt lard in a dutch over and brown pork
2. In a blender mix 1/2 tomatoes, 1/2 green chilis, lime juice, chili powder, cumin, garlic, cilantro, cayenne, pepper; fill to the 6 cup line with water. Blend.
3. Add remaining bay leaves, tomatoes, chilis and blended mixture to the dutch oven and bring to a boil.
4. Move dutch oven into an oven and bake at 275 degrees for 90 minutes.
5. Remove from oven. Add Hominy. Bring to a rolling boil for 15 minutes.
6. Turn off heat, add lettuce and radishes, mix and serve.

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