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Green Pozole with Chicken and Watercress

Green Pozole with Chicken and Watercress

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  • Author: Ericka Sanchez
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 90 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
  • Yield: 10 1x

Description

This green pozole with chicken is the perfect blend of comfort and wellness featuring watercress!


Ingredients

Scale

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.