Recipes · Mexican · Soups and Broths

Pozole Rojo

One serving has 466 kcal and 26 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (94%), pyridoxine (72%), selenium (67%), zinc (67%), riboflavin (63%) and phosphorus (47%). Ready in 110 minutes.

Pozole Rojo
Photo: Salazar Lira Hanna Elizabeth, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cooking: 90 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (686 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free
  • Contains: celery, pork, poultry

Ingredients

  • 120 g Pork shoulder
  • 150 g Hominy
  • 10 g Dried ancho chilies
  • 4 g Garlic
  • 40 g Onion
  • 0.5 g Dried oregano
  • 0.5 g Cumin
  • 150 g Chicken broth
  • 30 g Cabbage
  • 20 g Radishes
  • 10 g Lime juice
  • 0.5 g Salt
  • 150 g Water

Method

  1. Simmer the pork with half the onion, garlic and salt in the broth for 1 hour, until tender.
  2. Soak the chilies in hot water and blend them with garlic, oregano and cumin, then strain into the pot.
  3. Add the drained hominy and simmer for another 20 minutes.
  4. Shred the pork back into the soup and check the salt.
  5. Serve with shredded cabbage, sliced radishes, onion, oregano and lime.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy466 kcal22%
Carbohydrates35.9 g
Water593 mL
Fiber8.1 g27%
Protein26.4 g55%
Tryptophan0.29 g
Threonine1.1 g
Isoleucine1.1 g
Leucine2 g
Lysine2 g
Methionine0.6 g
Cystine0.34 g
Phenylalanine1 g
Tyrosine0.82 g
Valine1.3 g
Histidine0.89 g
Fat24.3 g
Monounsaturated10.1 g
Polyunsaturated3.4 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-63 g
Saturated7.8 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol88.2 mg
Calcium97.2 mg10%
Copper0.29 mg32%
Iron4.3 mg24%
Magnesium74.5 mg24%
Manganese0.43 mg24%
Phosphorus331 mg47%
Potassium843 mg18%
Selenium36.9 µg67%
Sodium1,256 mg
Zinc5.3 mg67%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)1 mg94%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.69 mg63%
Niacin (vitamin B3)5.9 mg42%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.5 mg29%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.94 mg72%
Folate (vitamin B9)42.3 µg11%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.92 µg38%
Choline87.5 mg21%
Vitamin A107 µg15%
Vitamin C21.8 mg29%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)84 IU14%
Vitamin E0.55 mg4%
Vitamin K26.8 µg30%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

1.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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