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Red Pork Pozole Recipe

Authentic Red Pork Pozole - a simple, earthy, rich and satisfying dish. Pork and hominy in a mildly spicy chile broth garnished with shredded cabbage, diced onion, sliced radish, and Mexican oregano finished with a squirt of lime juice.

Prep 20m
Cook 90m
Total 110m
Yield 12 servings
Source: mexicanfoodjournal.com by Douglas Cullen

🥄 Ingredients

  • 3 pounds boneless pork leg (or pork shoulder)
  • 2 25 oz. cans of hominy (drained and rinsed)
  • 5 ancho chiles
  • 5 guajillo chiles
  • 1/2 white onion
  • 3 arból chiles (optional, use if you want a spicier broth)
  • 3 cloves of garlic + 1 head of garlic
  • 1 tbsp Mexican oregano
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 3 tsp sea salt + to taste
  • 1/2 head of cabbage (shredded)
  • 1 large white onion (diced)
  • 6 radishes (sliced into half moons)
  • 6 limes quartered
  • 4 tbsp Mexican oregano
  • 6 arból chiles (finely chopped)
  • Salt as needed

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. FIRST STEPS

    FIRST STEPS

  2. Pork and Pork Broth

    Pork and Pork Broth

  3. Chile Base

    Chile Base

  4. Hominy

    Hominy

  5. Assembling Your Pozole

    Assembling Your Pozole

  6. Prepare the Garnishes

    Prepare the Garnishes

  7. Serving

    Serving

📊 Nutrition (per serving)

280 kcal Calories
29 g Carbs
25 g Protein
8 g Fat

Nutritional values are estimates from the original source.