Ken's Kickin' Posole
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
12
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Ingredients for - Ken's Kickin' Posole

1. Fresh poblano chile peppers - 2
2. Bacon, chopped - 8 ounces
3. Bacon drippings - 1 tablespoon
4. Pork loin, cut into 1-inch cubes - 2 pounds
5. Onion, diced - 1
6. Garlic, minced - 10 cloves
7. Jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced - 2
8. Dried Mexican oregano - 1 teaspoon
9. Ground cumin - 2 teaspoons
10. New Mexico chile powder - 1 teaspoon
11. Ground cloves - ¼ teaspoon
12. Kosher salt - ½ teaspoon
13. Cilantro, chopped - 1 bunch
14. Chicken stock - 8 cups
15. Mild red enchilada sauce - 1 (14.5 ounce) can
16. White hominy, rinsed and drained - 2 (29 ounce) cans

How to cook deliciously - Ken's Kickin' Posole

1. Stage

Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack at about 6 inches from the heat source. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place the poblano chiles cut-side-down onto the baking sheet.

2. Stage

Cook under the preheated broiler until the skin of the peppers has blackened and blistered, about 5 minutes. Place the blackened peppers into a bowl, and tightly seal with plastic wrap. Allow the peppers to steam as they cool, about 20 minutes. Once cool, remove the skins and discard. Dice the chiles.

3. Stage

Cook and stir the bacon in a large pot over medium heat until it has released its fat and is beginning to crisp, about 5 minutes. Drain the bacon on a paper towel-lined plate, and discard all but 1 tablespoon of bacon grease from the pot. Increase the heat to medium-high, and add the pork loin cubes. Cook, stirring occasionally until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Remove the pork from the pot, and reduce the heat to medium. Stir in the onion and garlic; cook and stir until the onion has softened and is beginning to turn brown, about 5 minutes.

4. Stage

Stir the roasted poblano chiles, jalapeno peppers, oregano, cumin, New Mexico chile powder, cloves, salt, and cilantro into the onions; cook for 1 minute. Pour in the chicken stock and enchilada sauce. Stir in the bacon and pork cubes, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 1 hour. Stir in the hominy, recover, and continue cooking 1 hour more until the pork is very tender.