Description
This green pozole with chicken is the perfect blend of comfort and wellness featuring watercress!
Ingredients
4 pounds skinless and boneless chicken thighs
1/2 piece white onion, divided
5 garlic cloves, divided
3 dried bay leaves
2 tablespoon sea salt, divided
2 (25 ounce) cans hominy, rinsed
1.5 pounds tomatillos (about 10), husked and rinsed
1 large jalapeño chile
1 large serrano chile
1 large poblano chile, stem and seeds removed and roughly chopped
¼ up raw roasted pepitas
1 tablespoon fresh oregano
1/3 cup fresh cilantro
1 cup spinach
2 cups B&W Watercress
¼ teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon cooking oil
To serve:
shredded lettuce
avocado slices
radish slices
watercress sprigs
dried oregano
chopped onion
lime juice
Instructions
Combine chicken, ¼ piece of onion, 3 garlic cloves, bay leaves, and ½ tablespoon sea salt in a 5-quart stock pot with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Reserve chicken broth and transfer pieces of chicken to a large bowl to cool. Shred chicken once cooled and set aside.
Place hominy, 8 cups of water and 1 tablespoon sea salt in a large pot over medium heat. Boil for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
Place tomatillos, jalapeño , serrano and enough water to cover in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Boil for 10 minutes. Drain and let cool. Pull off stems from chiles.
Place boiled tomatillos, jalapeño, serrano, chopped poblano, ¼ piece onion, 2 garlic cloves, pepitas, oregano, cilantro, spinach, watercress, ½ tablespoon salt, cumin, black pepper and 1 cup water in a blender. Blend until smooth.
Heat cooking oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add green sauce and simmer for 10 minutes. Transfer to the pot with the hominy and strain in 4 cups of the leftover chicken broth. Add shredded chicken and heat over medium heat until pozole is heated through; about 8 minutes.
Ladle on to a large bowl and top with lettuce, avocado, radishes, watercress, oregano, onion and a squeeze of lime juice.