Pozole Soup

Pozole Soup is traditionally made using hominy, a type of maize that’s common in Latin America. We couldn’t lay our hands on any so we made our own version using chickpeas instead, along with our Chipotle Paste. Although they can’t really be compared to hominy, they gave the dish a delicious bite. Feel free to try this with either, depending on what you can get hold of. Pozole is also often made with pork, but we went with beef, specifically oxtail to make what is essentially a really rich beef stew. So this is very loosely based on pozole but incredibly tasty nonetheless.

This Pozole Soup would be a great starter before tucking into either our Mexican Shepherds Pie or our Mexican Chicken Stew.

Prep time
30 mins
Cook time
3 hours
Total time
3 hours 30 mins
Ideal for
Dinner
Make it
Mexican
Serves
6

How to make it

Heat a large pan over a high heat and add the vegetable oil until shimmering.
Carefully add the oxtail, or whatever meat you’re using.
Cook briefly on each side and get as much of the surface a nice dark brown.
Remove the meat and set aside.
Clean pan and place over medium heat.
Add a little olive oil, along with the roughly diced celery, onion and carrots. Also add the bay leaves, Gran Luchito Chipotle Paste and a pinch of salt & pepper.
Stir and cook for about 10 minutes.
Add the vegetables and meat to the slow cooker (if you don’t have a slow cooker, just use a large pan with a lid over a very low heat on the hob).
Add water until the contents are submerged. Stir and set heat to low.
Cook for about 3 hours, or until the meat is literally falling off the bone.
Use a sieve to remove the vegetables and meat. Remove fat from the top of liquid with a spoon and discard.
Pick meat from bones, breaking into small chunks and keep separate. Discard bones.
Place vegetables in a blender (discard bay leaves) and blitz until smooth.
Return blended vegetables and meat to liquid. Heat when ready to serve.
Serve with shredded white cabbage, sliced radish, roughly chopped fresh coriander, wedges of lime to squeeze and a little salt & pepper.