Chicken Hominy Soup

• 2 1/2 lbs chicken, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 white onion, chopped
• 3 -5 garlic cloves, minced
• 10 cups chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3 tablespoons ground red chili powder
• 3 cups hominy, drained (white hominy, aka posole or pozole)

1. Brown chicken in oil in a pot.
2. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon and keep warm.
3. Heat the pot to medium and add onion and garlic and saute till the onion softens.
4. Add chicken, chicken broth, oregano, salt and chili powder to pot.
5. Reduce heat to low cover and cook for 90 minutes.
6. Add hominy cook 15 more minutes.
7. This is the time to check the seasonings and adjust to taste.
8. Ladle into soup bowls garnish with onion, cilantro,lime, cheese (get creative).
9. Warm tortillas on the side always please the belly.

chicken, oil, white onion, garlic, chicken broth, oregano, salt, ground red chili powder, hominy

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-hominy-soup-268939 (may not work)