Classic White Pozole with all the Trimmings - Rick Bayless

Classic White Pozole with all the Trimmings - Rick Bayless

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Classic White Pozole with All the Trimmings | Rick Bayless - Serves 25-30, perfect for gatherings. Perfectly cooked corn, hearty toppings, and flavorful broth.

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Ingredients

  • 3 pounds (about 7 cups) dried pozole corn, preferably red pozole corn, OR 4 pounds (about 10 cups) fresh or frozen nixtamal corn, well rinsed
  • 2 heads garlic, cloves broken apart, peeled and halved
  • 7 pounds (3 medium) pork shankss
  • 3 pounds (4 medium) pork trotters
  • 5 pounds bone-in pork shoulder, cut into 3 or 4 large pieces
  • Salt
  • 4 large (about 2 pounds) white onions, chopped into 1/4-inch pieces
  • About 1 cup coarsely ground spicy dried red chile (arbol chile is pretty classic here)
  • 6 limes, cut into wedges
  • 3 quarts thinly sliced cabbage or head lettuce, (though not traditional, I love Napa cabbage for pozole)
  • 2 dozen radishes, thinly sliced
  • About 1/3 cup dried Mexican oregano, preferably whole leaf oregano
  • About 4 dozen tostadas (crisp-fried corn tortillas), store-bought or homemade

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