Slow-Cooker Pork Pozole

Name: Slow-Cooker Pork Pozole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Cuisine: Mexican Recipes, Mexican Soups
Ingredients: 1 can (15-1/2 ounces) hominy, rinsed and drained; 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained; 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes with mild green chiles, undrained; 1 can (10 ounces) green enchilada sauce; 2 medium carrots, finely chopped; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 pound boneless country-style pork ribs; Lime wedges and minced fresh cilantro; Corn tortillas, optional

When the snow begins falling, I make a heartwarming stew with pork ribs and hominy. This is a fill-you-up recipe of lightly spiced comfort. —Genie Gunn, Asheville, North Carolina

Ingredients

1 can (15-1/2 ounces) hominy, rinsed and drained
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes with mild green chiles, undrained
1 can (10 ounces) green enchilada sauce
2 medium carrots, finely chopped
1 medium onion, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 pound boneless country-style pork ribs
Lime wedges and minced fresh cilantro
Corn tortillas, optional

Directions

In a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker, combine the first nine ingredients; add pork. Cook, covered, on low 3-4 hours or until pork is tender.
Remove pork from slow cooker. Cut pork into bite-sized pieces; return to slow cooker. Serve with lime wedges and cilantro and, if desired, corn tortillas.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/3 cups: 223 calories, 8g fat (3g saturated fat), 44mg cholesterol, 991mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 5g fiber), 15g protein.

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Melanie

Dec 3, 2019

This had excellent flavor! I substituted a pork roast (which I seared in a frying pan before adding to the slow cooker), in place of the Country-style pork ribs. It has a flavor that you just can't get enough of! Very tasty and very easy to put together.
Ruffshse

Nov 3, 2019

So good will be making this again
Jilly1966

Nov 4, 2016

My husband agreed. Very good and easy.
sands351

Feb 12, 2016

Hubby an I enjoyed this very much. Very easy to throw together and let the slow cooker do the work. Thanks for the recipe.
dbrooke

Feb 3, 2016

Great cold weather meal