Dinner Tonight: Red Posole Stew with Chicken

Name: Dinner Tonight: Red Posole Stew with Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 680 grams bone-in chicken drumsticks; 1 clove garlic, peeled; 6 servings Thinly sliced green cabbage, radish, or chopped onion; 822 grams can hominy, drained; 1 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste (see Note); 6 servings Lime wedges; 6 servings Dried oregano, preferably Mexican, to sprinkle on top; 946 milliliters chicken broth or pork stock; 6 servings Warm tortillas or tortilla chips; 473 milliliters water; 1 white onion, halved through the core and peeled

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Dinner Tonight: Red Posole Stew with Chicken a try. This recipe makes 6 servings with 404 calories, 22g of protein, and 15g of fat each. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up lime wedges, kosher salt, hominy, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn.

Instructions

In a medium stockpot, combine the chicken, hominy, broth, and water. Bring to a boil and simmer gently until the chicken is just cooked through.

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Whole Chicken

Hominy

Broth

Water

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Pot

Remove the chicken pieces to cool on a plate, then separate the meat from the bones, skin, and cartilage. Roughly chop the meat and discard the rest. Keep the chicken moist in a small bowl with some of the hot broth poured over it.

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Chicken Pieces

Meat

Broth

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Bowl

In the meantime, heat a griddle or cast-iron pan with no oil over medium-low heat and add the dried chiles, garlic clove, and onion. Cook, turning occassionally, until soft and browned. Take care not to burn the chile.

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Dried Chili Pepper

Whole Garlic Cloves

Chili Pepper

Onion

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Transfer to a bowl and cover with the boiling water to reconstitute the chiles, about 10 minutes.

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Chili Pepper

Water

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Bowl

Transfer the chile mixture and soaking water to a blender, puree, and add to the soup (do this little-by-little to control the spiciness). Simmer everything together for at least 20 minutes. When the flavor is developed, add the chicken meat to the soup and simmer for an additional couple minutes.

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Chicken Meat