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[ljplicease]

Since I was asked, here is the recipe that I used for the veggie tacos:

• Lime Cilantro Portobello Tacos

Although I had 2x the mushrooms and ended up making about 3x the amount of marinade. Otherwise pretty close. Although I didn't make my own tortillas. I did this once, and it was more trouble than it was worth, and they didn't really taste any better than the blue corn tortillas I can get at the store. I don't use a recipe for Posole anymore. But here is how I make it.

• Pork; I use pork loin, but you can use a lesser cut
• Chopped Onion
• Chopped garlic
• Chili powder
• Ground cumin (lots)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Several 8oz cans of Hatch Green Chili
• Several cans of Posole (or Hominy)
• Several cans of chopped Tomatoes
• Olive oil

Standard

1. Boil the pork in a medium pot large enough to cover it in water
2. Remove pork from water and chop it into smallish pieces. Keep the broth for later.
3. In another, larger pot, heat up the olive oil and add the onions and garlic until the onions are just a tad translucent.
4. Add the spices: Chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper. Let them heat up and ripen for a few minutes.
5. Add everything else: pork, Green Chili, Posole, Tomatoes.
6. Bring it up to a boil, turn down the heat and let simmer for 1/2 hour or longer.

Tastes even better the next day when you reheat it.

Vegetarian

1. Same as above, except skip the pork, and use vegetable broth instead of the pork broth.

Slow Cooker

1. Steps 1-2 for standard, or Step 1 from Vegetarian, but put final combination in a slow cooker all at once and let it slowly cook all day.

Other Variations

1. I also like to add cilantro sometimes to the final mix.
2. The recipe that I adapted the my current version also called for cayenne and cloves, but I do not include them anymore.

You may have noticed that I don't really have any amounts. You may also notice that I get a lot of stuff out of a can. You can also go fresh.

Comments

[arwen-of-lorien.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the recipe! Sounds delicious. I'm unsure if I'll be able to hunt down posole in our local stores so I'll probably substitute with canned beans or canned beans and regular corn combo, but I'm thinking of making this for the weekend.

Also, totally agree with you on homemade tortillas. I did make them a few times, but generally they aren't worth the hassle.

[plicease]

Posole is easy to find in the states. I was never able to find it in Australia, my mum was with some digging after I left though. If you have a store or section of a store with Hispanic food it would be there. That might be big more of an ask in your neck of the woods though :) Also keep in mind Hominy is the exact same thing.

I don't think beans would be quite right. Corn would probably be nice. Different texture, and taste, but I can see that working.

[smittenbyu]

We cheat and use breadmaker to make dough for tortillas/chappatis. :) i also add avocados to the dough.

Although, have been buying tortillas lately. Definitely buying tacos.

Thank you for recipe. Will give it a try.