Easy Hominy Soup
A very flavorful soup made with hominy, pork and broth. Perfect for a cold winter day.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 531kcal
Cost: $15
Equipment
- Dutch Oven
- Garlic Press
- Cutting Board
- Chopping Knife
Ingredients
- 16 oz pork sausage
- 1 tbsp butter salted
- 1 large yellow onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic pressed
- 8 oz green chili peppers canned, chopped, drained
- 27 oz hominy large can, rinse
- 32 ounces beef stock
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground oregano
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
Toppings
- 3 avocados ripe
- 3 limes cut into wedges
- 1 bunch cilantro
Instructions
- First, prepare the ingredients. Chop the onions, peel the garlic, measure the spices. Pour the hominy into a strainer and let the juice rinse out using water.
- In a dutch oven, melt butter or lard.
- Add in pork sausage and using a wooden spoon for a spatula, break the sausage into smaller pieces as it cooks in the dutch oven.
- Add in the chopped onions and saute with the pork sausage.
- Next, add the garlic using a garlic press and the rest of the spices. Continue cooking over medium heat, stirring as all of the ingredients brown.
- Once the hominy is rinsed, add the hominy and green chilis (drained).
- Cook for another minute or two and then add in the beef stock.
- Simmer the soup for an hour to two hours on the lowest simmer setting with the lid on the dutch oven.
- Serve with cilantro, lime wedge and slices of avocado.
Nutrition
Calories: 531kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 1292mg | Potassium: 813mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 417IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 3mg