Red Chicken Pozole

INGREDIENTS

Cook the whole chicken

01

Add the chicken, onion, garlic, bay leaf, and salt to a large pot. Cover with water.

Remove the seeds and stems

02

Remove the stems from the dried chiles, the seeds, and veins. Place in a stock pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Let sit until pliable.

Prepare the chile sauce 

03

Add the rehydrated chiles, garlic, onion, salt, water to a blender.

Blend until smooth 

04

What makes this pozole “RED” or “ROJO” is the sauce.

Strain the sauce

05

Once the chicken is cooked, remove everything in the pot except for the broth. Strain the chile sauce into the pot.

Shred the cooked chicken

06

Remove the onion, garlic, bay leaf and all bones. Discard them.

Mix everything

07

To the chile pot, add the bay leaf, salt, oregano, rinsed hominy, and shredded chicken. Give everything a stir.

Taste for salt

08

It should taste flavorful and robust, not spicy. From here, it does not take long to cook. Time to chop up the toppings.

Serve immediatly

09

Add your favorite toppings and enjoy. So much flavor in a bowl!

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