Speedy Chicken Posole Recipes

Steps:

• Boil the nix tamal in a saucepan of water until tender, about 30 minutes; then remove it from the boiling water and set aside.
• Break the stems from the New Mexico chilies, shake the seeds from the pods, and wash the chilies. Add the chilies to the boiling water and boil until soft, about 15 minutes. When done, put the chilies in a blender with the 5 garlic cloves. Blend until smooth and then push through a sieve. Set the paste aside.
• In a large saute pan over low heat, heat oil and then saute the onions and 10 crushed garlic cloves until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the sauteed onions and garlic to a large stockpot with the whole chickens, oregano, bay leaves, and chicken base. Cover with water, at least 3/4 of the way up the pot. Bring to a boil and then lower the heat and simmer until the chicken is cooked, about 20 minutes.
• Remove the chickens from the broth and allow to cool. De-bone the chickens and then return to the broth. Add the cooked hominy and chili paste. Simmer for 30 minutes and then adjust seasoning with salt. Serve in large bowls garnished with sliced radish and sliced cabbage.

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons canola oil in a deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken breasts, and cook until no longer pink and juices run clear, about 20 minutes. Remove from skillet, drain, and cool. When completely cooled, shred chicken with a fork.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons canola oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic until soft and transparent, about 5 minutes. Return shredded chicken to the skillet. Stir in the chicken broth, water, oregano, salt, and chili powder. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook about 90 minutes. Stir in the hominy and cook until tender, about 15 minutes more. Taste to adjust seasonings, adding more salt and chili powder, if desired. Serve in soup bowls with1 tostada shell per serving. Garnish as desired.

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. When hot, broil poblanos on a baking sheet until blackened, turning as needed, about 15 minutes. Or you can blacken them over a gas flame.
• Meanwhile, in a food processor, whirl garlic to mince. Cut onion in chunks and pulse with garlic until chopped; set aside. Drain hominy; set aside.
• Cut chicken into 1- to 1 1/2-in. chunks and sprinkle with salt and 1 teaspoons oregano. Heat oil in a 5- to 6-qt. pan over high heat. Brown half the chicken lightly, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer meat to a plate. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Reduce heat to medium-high. Add onion mixture and remaining 1 teaspoons oregano to pan and sauté until onion is softened, 3 minutes. Meanwhile, in a microwave-safe bowl, microwave broth until steaming, about 3 minutes. Add ground chiles to pan and cook, stirring, about 30 seconds.
• Add broth, hominy, and chicken to pan. Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer to blend flavors, 10 minutes.
• Remove stems, skins, and seeds from poblanos and discard; chop poblanos.
• Stir poblanos into posole and cook 1 minute. Ladle into bowls; top with garnishes.

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. When hot, broil poblanos on a baking sheet until blackened, turning as needed, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a food processor, whirl garlic to mince. Cut onion in chunks and pulse with garlic until chopped; set aside. Drain hominy; set aside.
• Cut chicken into 1- to 1.5 inch chunks and sprinkle with salt and 1 teaspoons oregano. Heat oil in a 5- to 6-qt. pan over high heat. Brown half the chicken lightly, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer meat to a plate. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Reduce heat to medium-high. Add onion mixture and remaining 1 teaspoons oregano to pan and saute until onion is softened, 3 minutes. Meanwhile, in a microwave-safe bowl, microwave broth until steaming, about 3 minutes. Add ground chiles to pan and cook, stirring, about 30 seconds.
• Add broth, hominy, and chicken to pan. Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer to blend flavors, 10 minutes.
• Remove stems, skins, and seeds from poblanos and discard; chop poblanos.
• Stir poblanos into posole and cook 1 minute. Ladle into bowls; top with garnishes such as Avocado chunks, lime wedges, cilantro, and sour cream.

Steps:

• Heat oil in Dutch oven over med-high heat until shimmering.
• Add onion and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
• Add garlic and chili powder and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add broth, tomatoes, hominy, and oregano and cook until tomatoes are soft and flavors meld, about 15 minutes.
• Add chicken and lime juice and cook until heated through, about 1 minute.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.