Pozole Verde de Pollo
Mexican chicken soup
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Time—
Yield4 portions
Energy381 kcal
Components0
Ingredients
- toast pumpkin seeds
- 45gseed, pumpkin
- broth cook
- 400gchicken breast, raw
- 250gtomatillo, canned
- 1wholeonion≈ 150 g onionroughly chopped
- 3clovegarlic
- 2perchilli, turkish sivri≈ 50 g chilli, turkish sivriroughly chopped
- 2perchilli, jalapenoroughly chopped
- 500stock, chicken, low salt (ml (prepared/500ml))≈ 1 cube stock, chicken, low salt
- 2tspherb, oregano, dried
- 0.25tspsalt
- 0.25tspmonosodium glutamate
- blend pozole base
- 20gherb, coriander, fresh
- Soup
- 5mloil, rapeseed
- add hominy & salt
- 100ghominy, driedsoaked overnight and boiled 90 minutes
- 0.125tspsalt
- to serve
- serve & garnish pozole
- 60g, fleshavocadodiced
- 50gradishdiced
- 5gherb, coriander, freshchopped
Instructions
Process
- Pumpkin seeds: dry roast over medium-high until they start to pop and smell nutty, 4 minutes
- Broth:
- Add the chicken etc to the pot.
- Bring to a boil over high heat then reduce to a simmer.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is done - 15 minutes. Remove the chicken and set aside for rough shredding.
- Continue to cook until everything is completely tender - 25 minutes.
- Strain the liquids from the solids, set aside.
- Blend the solids with the pumpkin seeds and coriander until smooth. Set aside.
- Soup
- Heat the oil to medium-high
- As soon as it’s hot, pour in the blended solids and cook, stirring, 3 minutes - it will spatter a lot!
- Add the strained liquids, stir to combine.
- Bring to a simmer, stir in the hominy and salt, cook until heated through.
- Tear apart the chicken into bite-sized pieces and stir into the soup
- To serve
- Soup into bowls
- Garnish with the avocado, radish, and coriander.
Nutrition details
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| Nutrition | Per portion | Batch total |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 381 | 1526 |
| Protein | 28.8 | 115.3 |
| Carbohydrates | 34.3 | 137.1 |
| Total Sugars | 8.1 | 32.5 |
| Free Sugars | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Fat | 13.9 | 55.6 |
| Saturated Fat | 2.6 | 10.5 |
| Fibre | 6.1 | 24.3 |
| Alcohol | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Salt | 1.2 | 4.7 |
| Iron | 3.89 | 15.6 |
| Calcium | 43.3 | 173 |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 | 0 |
| Omega 3 | 0.05 | 0.2 |
| Magnesium | 121 | 482 |
| Potassium | 756 | 3030 |
| Caffeine | 0 | 0 |
| Cost | £1.96 | £7.86 |