Pozole verde con hongos is a traditional Mexican stew that combines the flavors of tender hominy, earthy mushrooms, and a vibrant green sauce. This hearty and comforting dish is a specialty of the state of Guerrero, where it is often served as a main course at celebrations and special occasions. While there are many different variations of pozole verde con hongos, the basic ingredients remain the same: hominy, mushrooms, a variety of chiles, and herbs. The result is a flavorful and aromatic stew that is sure to please even the most discerning palate. In this article, we will explore the history, flavors, and variations of pozole verde con hongos, and provide you with a step-by-step guide to making this delicious dish at home. So, gather your ingredients, prepare your taste buds, and let's embark on a culinary journey to the heart of Mexico.
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POZOLE VERDE CON HONGOS
This vegetarian pozole relies on meaty mushrooms and hearty hominy to become a filling, soul-nourishing meal-in-a-bowl.
Provided by Pati Jinich
Categories Dinner Soup/Stew Tomatillo Garlic Poblano Chile Pepper Cilantro Parsley Onion Mushroom Pepper Hominy/Cornmeal/Masa Radish Lime Vegetarian Vegan Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Soy Free Dairy Free
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Combine tomatillos and garlic in a medium saucepan, pour in water to cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until tomatillos are mushy and soft but not falling apart, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer tomatillos, garlic, and 1 cup cooking liquid to a blender. Add poblano chiles, serrano chile (if using), pumpkin seeds, 1 cup cilantro, 1 cup parsley, 3 Tbsp. white onion, 1 cup broth, and 1 tsp. salt. Purée until smooth; set aside. (Work in batches if needed, or blend directly in saucepan with an immersion blender if you have one.)
- Heat oil in a large pot over high. Once it's hot, but not smoking, add mushrooms and sprinkle pepper and remaining ½ tsp. salt over; toss to combine. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms release all of their liquid and it evaporates and edges of mushrooms begin to brown, 8-10 minutes.
- Pour tomatillo purée into pot, reduce heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, until purée thickens and darkens in color, about 10 minutes.
- Add hominy and remaining 5 cups broth to pot, stir to combine, and cook until flavors have come together, 12-15 minutes. Taste and season pozole with more salt if needed.
- Serve pozole verde with radishes, lime wedges, dried oregano, more white onion, cilantro, and parsley alongside so guests can top their bowl as desired.
- Cook's Note: To cook dried hominy: Place 1 cup hominy in a small bowl and pour in water to cover. Let soak 2-12 hours. Drain, place in a pot, and cover with a generous amount of water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and partially cover. Simmer until top of each hominy blooms and opens up from the top, 2½-3 hours. Season with kosher salt.
VEGETARIAN POZOLE VERDE (HOMINY SOUP)
This recipe is my vegetarian adaptation of Pozole Verde: Hominy and Meat Soup with Green Herbs from 'A Cook's Tour of Mexico' by Nancy Zaslavsky. It's a great way to use up all the tomatillos and greens that we tend to get in our CSA boxes in the Pacific Northwest. This soup is great topped with a quick red onion pickle and crumbled cotija cheese.
Provided by Grace Preya.
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Beans and Peas
Time 10h6m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Place pinto beans in a large stock pot with water to cover; let soak, 8 hours to overnight. Drain.
- Cover the beans with about 3 inches water and cook over medium-low heat until tender, 35 to 40 minutes. Drain.
- Heat 1/4 cup vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add pumpkin seeds; cook and stir until light brown and popping, about 6 minutes. Let cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
- Pour pumpkin seeds and oil into a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Add 1/2 the tomatillos, serrano peppers, arugula, spinach, lettuce, parsley, and cilantro into the blender. Puree until smooth. Pour into a large bowl. Repeat with remaining tomatillos, serrano peppers, arugula, spinach, lettuce, parsley, and cilantro.
- Heat remaining 1/4 cup oil in a deep pot. Add the tomatillo sauce carefully. Simmer, stirring with a wooden spoon, until thickened, about 30 minutes.
- Pour pinto beans, vegetable stock, and hominy into the pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Let simmer, uncovered, until flavors are thoroughly blended, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 563.1 calories, Carbohydrate 58.7 g, Fat 30.3 g, Fiber 12.9 g, Protein 18.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.1 g, Sodium 753 mg, Sugar 7.8 g
POZOLE VERDE CON POLLO (GREEN CHICKEN-AND-HOMINY STEW)
My pozole verde uses green chiles, cilantro, scallion and tomatillos to build a bright and flavorful green broth for this rich chicken stew. To create a velvety texture and depth of flavor, I add pepitas (green pumpkin seeds) before blending the base to thicken it. Using shredded rotisserie chicken cuts down on cooking time, making this stew perfect for a weeknight dinner.
Provided by Rick Martinez
Categories main-dish
Time 1h
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Heat the bacon fat in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add the poblanos, jalapenos, scallion whites, pepitas, garlic, salt, cumin, coriander and allspice. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are just tender, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatillos and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until they soften and begin to brown, 5 to 6 minutes.
- Remove from the heat. Working in batches, transfer some of the vegetable mixture to a blender, add some of the chicken broth and puree. Transfer the pureed mixture to a large bowl and continue until all the vegetables and broth have been blended. Return the mixture to the pot and add the hominy. Place over high heat, bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until the flavors come together, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine the cilantro, scallion greens and 2 cups of water in the blender (you don't
- need to rinse it out!) and puree until completely smooth.
- Add the chicken and the cilantro puree to the stew, remove it from the heat and stir to combine. Let sit until the chicken is heated through. Serve the pozole with sliced onion, sliced radish, sliced avocado, crushed chicharrones, oregano and lime wedges.
POZOLE VERDE
In most towns in Mexico, street vendors set up food stalls on summer evenings. Head for the pozole stand for bowls of brothy pozole verde, a stew of large hominy kernels simmered with pork. As opposed to pozole rojo, made with red chiles, this lighter, herby version makes a great summer supper. Set out bowls of condiments - chopped onion, cilantro, chopped chiles, avocado and oregano - so each diner can customize. A squeeze of lime for each serving is vital.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories soups and stews, main course
Time 4h
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Drain pozole and transfer to a large soup pot. Add water to cover by 3 inches and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to a simmer, add garlic and cook pozole for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, until kernels are tender and beginning to burst. Add 1 tablespoon kosher salt halfway through cooking and be sure to keep the cooking liquid topped up. (Pozole kernels may be cooked in advance, up to 1 day ahead.)
- Season pork well with salt and pepper. Place in large soup pot and cover with 12 cups water. Add onion, bay leaves and cloves. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook, covered with lid ajar, until very tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Combine cooked pozole (with broth) and cooked pork (with broth) in one pot. Simmer for 15 minutes, then add tomatillos, chayote, zucchini and corn and cook for 5 minutes more. Taste broth and adjust seasoning. Add a little more water if necessary to keep a soupy consistency.
- Serve in large bowls. Pass garnishes separately.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 678, UnsaturatedFat 29 grams, Carbohydrate 18 grams, Fat 49 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 42 grams, SaturatedFat 15 grams, Sodium 1134 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
POZOLE VERDE DE HONGO
This dish was inspired by the traditional indigenous practices I learned growing up as a danzante in a group of ceremonial concheros (practitioners of ritual pre-Columbian dances). This green pozole is expected at every one of our ceremonies, no matter the weather. In our tradition, the day of the dead ceremony lasts all night, ending the next day in a traditional limpia (spiritual cleansing ritual). This dish is that perfect balance of filling and light, helping us last through the night to dance the next day. The term pozole comes from the Nahuatl word pozolli or pozon, which loosely translates to soup or boil using hominy or nixtamalli, a staple that has been part of our cuisine for thousands of years. I've remixed this dish, which traditionally features pork or chicken, into a vegetarian version with mushrooms as the centerpiece.
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 45m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Prep the fixings: Put the cabbage and radishes in a large bowl with 1/2 cup of water and a dash of salt. Squeeze over the juice of 1 of the limes.
- To make the salsa verde, roast the tomatillos, poblano peppers and jalapeño on the stovetop directly over the gas flame at medium-high heat until they are a little charred all around, about 4 minutes. Remove the seeds and stems from the poblanos and jalapeño.
- Into a blender or food processor, add the garlic, cilantro leaves, 1/2 cup of the vegetable broth, half the onion, the poblano peppers, jalapeño, tomatillos, juice of remaining lime, 1/2 teaspoon each of the garlic powder, onion powder and cumin and salt and pepper to taste and puree until liquified.
- Put the hominy in a large pot with the remaining vegetable broth, 4 cups water and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes or to preferred hominy consistency.
- In a separate pan over medium heat, add the oil. Saute the mushrooms and remaining onions with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon each of garlic powder, onion powder and cumin and salt and pepper to taste for 5 minutes, just to flavor the mushrooms a little.
- Add the salsa verde, sautéed mushrooms and onions and spinach to the pot with the hominy and give it a good mix until the spinach wilts slightly and warms through. Serve in bowls and garnish the top with the shredded cabbage and sliced radish. Grab a spoon and dip in your favorite rolled-up corn tortilla!
Tips:
- To make the pozole more flavorful, use a combination of dried and fresh chiles. Ancho and guajillo chiles are good choices for dried chiles, while serrano and jalapeño chiles are good choices for fresh chiles.
- If you don't have tomatillos, you can substitute green tomatoes. However, tomatillos will give the pozole a more authentic flavor.
- To make the pozole vegetarian, omit the pork and use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth.
- Serve the pozole with your favorite toppings, such as shredded cabbage, radishes, cilantro, and lime wedges.
Conclusion:
Pozole verde con hongos is a delicious and hearty soup that is perfect for a cold winter day. It is also a great way to use up leftover pork or chicken. The combination of flavors in this soup is simply amazing, and the mushrooms add a unique and earthy flavor. If you are looking for a new and exciting soup recipe, I highly recommend trying pozole verde con hongos.
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