So, last week here in the Texas Panhandle, it was cold. Ok, cold for us, as in the 40's and 50's. Now I know it is late October, but we still think that it should be in the 70's. Mason had a football game on Thursday and that was suppose to be the coldest day of the week. His games don't start until 6:30ish. We have been known to have a game last as late as 9:15. For us old people, that is past our bedtime! Since that night I have started making supper before we go to the game. It makes it a little early, but I can handle that better than eating at 10:00 at night! With it being cold, I decided to make something in the crockpot. After I checked out what I had in the freezer, I decided on Posole! Yum! Now if for some reason you do not know what Posole is, I feel sorry for you. It is a Mexican soup that is wonderful. In my family, everyone but Cotton really likes it. I made a big pot of it and we were able to eat on it all weekend. (even better) I decided that I would post the recipe that I use so that you could give it a try. Now of course it is 80 degrees today, so you might want to save the recipe for a cold day. Then again, it is so good you could still make it tonight!
Posole
1
lb pork cut into small cubes
1
onion chopped
1
teaspoon garlic powder or 5 cloves garlic peeled, diced
¼
teaspoon pepper
1
teaspoon group cumin
½
teaspoon oregano
¼
teaspoon cloves
4
green chilies, chopped
2
tablespoons oil
2
cups dried hominy or 3 cups fresh
½
teaspoon salt
Heat
oil in skillet.
Saute
meat, onion and garlic until meat is brown.
Cover
meat with least 2 inches of water.
Stir
in salt, cumin, oregano, cloves, pepper & chilies.
Add
hominy.
Simmer
for one hour.
Serve
with chopped fresh onion, sliced lime and corn tortillas.
Enjoy!
