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Main course · Mexican

Jalisco Red Pozole with Chicken (Pozole Rojo)

55 min Serves 4 ~530 kcal/serving ~£9.50 (£2.38/serving) Dairy-freeGluten-free

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Ingredients

  • 700 g chicken thighs, bone-in
  • 800 g tinned hominy or white corn
  • 3 dried guajillo chillies
  • 1 onion
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1200 ml chicken stock
  • 100 g red cabbage
  • 1 lime

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
530 kcal
Protein
35.6 g
Carbohydrate
38.8 g
of which sugars
8.6 g
Fat
24.5 g
of which saturates
6.5 g
Fibre
7.8 g
Salt
3.88 g

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Method

  1. 1

    Cover the dried guajillo chillies with boiling water and leave to soften for 10 minutes, then drain and blend with half the onion and the garlic cloves.

  2. 2

    Put the chicken thighs, remaining onion and chicken stock into a large pan and simmer for 25 minutes until the chicken is cooked through with no pink remaining.

  3. 3

    Remove the chicken, shred the meat and discard the bones, then return the meat to the pot with the blended chilli sauce.

  4. 4

    Add the tinned hominy and simmer for 10 minutes.

  5. 5

    Ladle into bowls, top with shredded red cabbage and a squeeze of lime.

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