Friday, January 24, 2014

20 Minute Chipotle Chicken Pozole Soup-New Food To Me

I'm starting a new feature here at Pig In Mud, it's called New Foods To Me. Since I find myself often saying "I've never tried that" I started a list of items and will cross them off with each new (to me) recipe. I'll also add to the list as things come up. My goal will be at least one post a month, more if I'm feeling daring:@)

First up, hominyDid I just hear a gasp from the south??? Yep, never had it, until I made this great 20 Minute Chipotle Chicken Pozole Soup from Bloggy Buddy Kitty. Now, this soup isn't Home Coming Queen beautiful, but there is something about this spicy treat that makes you keep going back for "just one more spoonful"... And everyone dealing with extreme temperatures and snow right now, I guarantee this will warm you up nicely!
Overall I say this soup is great, I love the chipotle broth and plan to try it with beans and lots of lime. As for hominy itself, it's ok. I wasn't wowed and didn't walk away thinking "man I can't wait to have hominy again". But it is one thing I can say I tried and cross off the list:@)

20 Minute Chipotle Chicken Pozole Soup-from Kitty's Kozy Kitchen
Soup:
1/4 cup olive oil-I used a drizzle
2 onions, diced
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, finely chopped-I did remove all the seeds I could find
4 (15-oz.) cans hominy, drained and rinsed-I didn't have enough hominy so I added some frozen corn
2 (32-oz) containers low-sodium chicken broth
1 rotisserie chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded
S&P to taste

Toppings:-use any you'd like
Sliced scallions,
Grated cheese
Sliced avocado
Lime wedges
Cilantro leaves, minced
Crushed tortilla chips
Sour cream
  1. Saute onions in olive oil, stirring until softened, about five minutes. 
  2. Add garlic and cook until soft, about 1 minute. 
  3. Add chipotles and cook 30 seconds. 
  4. Stir in hominy and cook, stirring, 5 minutes. 
  5. Add chicken broth, bring to a boil, remove from heat.
  6. Stir in chicken and S&P, cover pot to heat through. Serve with assorted toppings.
Stay warm and have a happy day:@)

My New Foods List:
(If my sons happen to read this... relax! I still promise fairly "normal" Sunday dinners...)
hominy ~ artichokes ~ fish sauce (I'm scared) ~ almond paste ~ oyster sauce (scared again) ~ gorgonzola ~ dates ~ brisket ~ parsnips ~ adobo ~ meringue powder ~ goat cheese ~ souffle ~ red velvet anything ~ curry ~ capers ~ chow chow ~ pot stickers ~ pho ~ ponzu sauce ~ fondant ~ fire roasted tomatoes ~ Gruyere ~ Quinoa ~ Tetrazzini any kind ~ Divinity ~ Meyer lemon ~ lemon curd