Updated: 10/30/2021 | Red Chicken Pozole Recipe
What is Pozole?
Pozole (or posole) is a Mexican soup that is typically made with chicken or pork. It’s very flavorful and commonly eaten during warmer months. It is especially popular at holiday parties and gatherings.
There are two types of pozole: rojo (red) and verde (green).
Rojo pozole is made with a blend of guajillo chili peppers sauce. And the verde pozole is made from a blend of tomatillo tomatoes and poblano peppers.
On a trip to Mexico, we stumbled upon the Pozoleria la Guera in Barrio Tepito (Tepito Marketplace). They make an amazing verde pozole using ALL parts of the pig (including the ear, innards, offal, etc.). This meat combination is known as surtidos, or “assorted” pozole.
It was so delicious and inspired me to return home and learn how to make pozole.
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I learned to make pozole by asking a random stranger in a grocery store how to make it. She walked me through the store and showed me the exact ingredients I needed to make her mother’s recipe.
And with that, I made a delicious rojo Pozole the next day!
And making modifications to your recipe is always encouraged. I typically add sliced mushrooms and napa cabbage (when I cannot find “normal” cabbage) to my pozole. The napa gives my soup a healthy crunch and the mushrooms add more flavor to the soup.
This was an experience I had before the days of food and recipe blogging. I’ve been making it for decades now and figured I should finally share it along with my variations with the world!
For this recipe, I chose chicken because it’s easy to make and is just as flavorful as the pork version. You can make it with pork but I recommend using pork bones to make the broth from scratch. It’s so much better that way.
Without further ado, here is my chicken pozole recipe! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
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