Simpler Posole, Navajo (Hominy Pork Stew)

Ingredients

• 2 cups blue dried posole (dried whole hominy) or 8 cups hominy or 3 lbs frozen hominy
• 1/2 cup mild fresh green chilies, roasted, peeled and chopped or canned chile
• 1-3 fresh or canned jalapeno, peeled, seeded, and chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1-2 tomatoes, seeded, and chopped (1 cup) or 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2-3 lbs boneless pork roast
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (coriander leaves)
• salt

Directions

1. 1

   Rinse posole in cold water until water runs clear.Soak for several hours or overnight in cold water.

2. 2

   Place posole with water to cover in large heavy covered pot or Dutch oven and bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer covered, till posole pops, about 1 hour. If using canned hominy or frozen hominy ,omit these steps.

3. 3

   Roast the peppers(if fresh)in a paper bag in a 400 degree oven for about 10 minutes, remove, cool and slip skins off easily,chop.

4. 4

   Add everything but herbs and salt to Dutch Oven or crockpot and simmer 4 hours or set crockpot on high 4 hours.

5. 5

   Remove meat, shred, return to pot, add herbs and salt to taste.

6. 6

   Simmer, covered, 1 more hour.

7. 7

   Serve as stew or do as we do and spoon on to tortilias and roll up folding one end under burrito style.