Green Chicken Pozole (Pozole Verde de Pollo) Easy Recipe #shorts

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner; chicken thighs are more affordable.

green chilies

🥗Healthier: jalapeños

💰Cheaper: bell peppers

Jalapeños add flavor with fewer calories; bell peppers are often cheaper.

Set a large pot to high heat with 8 quarts of water and bring it to a boil.

Add 1 whole onion, 2 heads of garlic, and 3 tablespoons of salt to the boiling water. Mix and cover, letting it boil for a few minutes.

After a few minutes, add 5 lbs of chicken (a mixture of bone, breast, thighs, and legs) and 5 bay leaves. Cover and cook for 15 minutes.

While waiting, roast 2 poblano peppers and 1 anaheim pepper. Once roasted, place them in a plastic bag to sweat.

After 15 minutes, add 110 oz of hominy to the pot. Mix, cover, and cook for 30 minutes.

Peel the roasted peppers using a spoon for easier handling and remove the seeds.

Boil 12 tomatillos until they change color, then take them out.

After 30 minutes, remove the chicken, let it cool, and also remove the onion and garlic heads. Reserve about 4 cups of the broth.

Reduce heat to low, cover, and continue cooking.

In a blender, add 3 cups of hominy, 1 cup of reserved broth, 2 cleaned and deveined jalapenos, 3 tablespoons of chicken bouillon, and 5 garlic cloves. Blend until smooth.

Add the blended mixture into the pot to make the pozole more flavorful and thicker. Mix, cover, and continue cooking.

For the salsa, add 1 bunch of spinach, leaves from radishes, a small bunch of cilantro, the roasted poblano and anaheim peppers, the boiled tomatillos, 1 teaspoon of oregano, 1 teaspoon of peppercorn, and 3 cups of reserved broth to the blender. Blend until smooth.

Add the shredded chicken back into the pot, strain the salsa mixture as you add it in. If it's too thick, add more broth.

Mix everything together and check for salt or chicken bouillon to adjust seasoning.

Cover and cook for an additional 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, add cabbage, radishes, and top with salsa matcha.

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