Description
Typically posole is made with pork and sometimes beef. I got an email the other day for a posole made with turkey. It looked interesting and i did a little playing with it and came up with a nice warming soup.
Ingredients
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- Bay Leaves
- Olive Oil
- Onion
- Garlic Cloves
- Chipotle Pepper
- Green Chili Peppers
- White Hominy
- Chicken Stock
- Mexican Oregano
- Cilantro
- Avocado
- Lime Wedge
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in a medium size pot
- Add in bay leaves and cover with water
- Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until chicken is cooked through, approximately 15 minutes
- Remove chicken from water and reserve the cooking liquid
- When chicken is cool enough to handle, shred with 2 forks
- Set aside
- In a 4 qt dutch oven heat the olive oil
- When warm add in chopped onion and garlic
- Cook stirring frequently until onion is wilted and begins to brown lightly
- Add in the minced chipotle, tomatoes, hominy, reserved cooking liquid and about 2 cups of chicken stock
- Crush the oregano and add to the pot along with salt and pepper to taste
- Bring to a gently boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes to allow flavors to meld adding additional stock as needed
- Serve in bowls with desired garnishes