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Pork Posole with Hominy

A slow-roasted spiced pork shoulder is shredded into a tomato-red broth with hominy and pinto beans. Pile on cilantro, cheese and raw onion and add a squeeze of lime.

  • YieldServes 6 · 6 bowls
  • Hands-on55 min
  • Total18 h
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Pork

  • 1 kgpork shoulder, boneless
  • 2 tbspground cumin
  • 1½ tspgarlic powder
  • 1½ tspsmoked paprika
  • 200 gred onion, sliced
  • 240 mlchicken stock

Posole

  • 60 mlvegetable oil
  • 4 clovesgarlic, crushed
  • 200 gred onion, chopped
  • 20cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 cansdiced tomatoes, 400 g each, with juice
  • 960 mlchicken stock
  • 100 ghominy, drained
  • 50 gdried pinto beans, soaked overnight in cold water
  • 1 tbspdried oregano
  • 1 tspcumin seeds
  • to tastesalt and black pepper

To serve

  • 50 gcilantro leaves
  • 100 gcheddar cheese, grated
  • 250 gwhite onion, chopped
  • 2limes, cut into wedges

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Celery
  • Legumes (any)
  • Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
  • Corn (maize)
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lime
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Carrot
  • Oregano
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cumin
  • Paprika
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Pork
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Tyramine

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised
  • Brothy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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