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Chicken Posole

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on January 4, 2016

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Chicken Posole

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil 2 onions, choppedSalt and pepper 4 garlic cloves, minced1 teaspoon dried oregano 6 cups chicken broth 2 (15-ounce) cans white hominy, rinsed1 (4-ounce) can diced green chiles, drained, brine reserved1 (2 ½-pound) rotisserie chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded into bite-size pieces (3 cups)½ cup fresh cilantro leaves

Before You Begin

Serve this soup with lime wedges.

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion and 1 teaspoon salt and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and oregano and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in broth, hominy, and chiles and cook until hominy has softened, about 15 minutes.
  2. Stir in chicken and cook until heated through, about 1 minute. Off heat, stir in cilantro and 1 tablespoon reserved chile brine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.
Chicken Posole

Chicken Posole

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Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, chopped
Salt and pepper
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
6 cups chicken broth
2 (15-ounce) cans white hominy, rinsed
1 (4-ounce) can diced green chiles, drained, brine reserved
1 (2 ½-pound) rotisserie chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded into bite-size pieces (3 cups)
½ cup fresh cilantro leaves

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, chopped
Salt and pepper
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
6 cups chicken broth
2 (15-ounce) cans white hominy, rinsed
1 (4-ounce) can diced green chiles, drained, brine reserved
1 (2 ½-pound) rotisserie chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded into bite-size pieces (3 cups)
½ cup fresh cilantro leaves

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, chopped
Salt and pepper
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
6 cups chicken broth
2 (15-ounce) cans white hominy, rinsed
1 (4-ounce) can diced green chiles, drained, brine reserved
1 (2 ½-pound) rotisserie chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded into bite-size pieces (3 cups)
½ cup fresh cilantro leaves

Why This Recipe Works

Stirring some of the brine from the drained chiles into the soup, along with a hefty amount of fresh cilantro, adds a bright finish.

Before You Begin

Serve this soup with lime wedges.

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion and 1 teaspoon salt and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and oregano and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in broth, hominy, and chiles and cook until hominy has softened, about 15 minutes.
  2. Stir in chicken and cook until heated through, about 1 minute. Off heat, stir in cilantro and 1 tablespoon reserved chile brine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.

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