Authentic home cooking from Mexico, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Mexico as Pozole de puerco con cabeza

Pork Pozole with Pork Head

Name: Pork Pozole with Pork Head
Total time: 21600 s
Yield: 25 servings
Ingredients: 6 1/2 lbs hominy corn (about 3 kg); 1/2 pork head; 6 1/2 lbs pork backbone (about 3 kg); 6 1/2 lbs pig's feet (about 3 kg); 6 1/2 lbs pork leg (about 3 kg); 1 large onion; 1 head garlic; 2 tablespoons bouillon; 1 tablespoon oregano; 2 handfuls coarse salt

Maggie @maggie_cookbook1017

Playas de Rosarito

Pork pozole for after the Christmas holidays—at my house, we all have breakfast together as a family after a night of celebrating, whether it's Christmas Eve or New Year's.

Maggie @maggie_cookbook1017

Playas de Rosarito

Pork pozole for after the Christmas holidays—at my house, we all have breakfast together as a family after a night of celebrating, whether it's Christmas Eve or New Year's.

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Ingredients

6 hours

25 servings

6 1/2 lbshominy corn (about 3 kg)
1/2pork head
6 1/2 lbspork backbone (about 3 kg)
6 1/2 lbspig's feet (about 3 kg)
6 1/2 lbspork leg (about 3 kg)
1large onion
1 headgarlic
2 tablespoonsbouillon
1 tablespoonoregano
2 handfulscoarse salt

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Steps

6 hours

1

Wash and soak the hominy corn until the water runs clear.
2

Soak for at least 4 hours or overnight.
3

Cook the hominy for 4 hours or until the kernels burst open.
4

Wash the meat and let the blood drain off.
5

Add all the meat to the pot and cook for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Add 1 onion and 1 head of garlic.
6

When the meat is tender, add the salt, bouillon, and oregano. Let it boil, then it's ready.
7

Serve with lettuce, radishes, chopped onion, limes, tostadas, and hot sauce.

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Maggie @maggie_cookbook1017

Published in the US on September 07, 2025 14:00

Playas de Rosarito

Mejor conocida como tia Maggie.Mi mayor alegría es ver a mi familia en la mesa, probando una nueva delicia y lo digo asi por que para mi hacer una receta con amor es una delicia, mis recetas son sencillas y familiares tengo un poco de todo, donde eh vivido, espero que lo disfruten y muchas gracias por tomarse la molestia de ver mis recetas.http://recetasdemejjicanna.blogspot.mx/?m=1

Keywords

Onion Hominy Corn Pork Leg Pork Garlic

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