if you have seen any of my Chocolate Chipoltle Chili threads or any of my Mexican Chicken Soup threads you know we love a nice Mexican inspired soup. Tonight was no different. We had some leftover pulled pork and rather than making quesadillas, or tacos, or BBQ sandwiches or Brunswick stew, I thought I would go a different direction and make this soup...

It basically has:

1-2 pounds of cooked pulled pork
1 purple onion chopped
2 larger jalapeno peppers seeded and chopped
4 garlic cloves chopped
1 tbsp oregano
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp paprika (I used smoked)
1/2 tsp salt or to taste
1/2 tsp pepper or to taste

I let the veggies simmer in a little olive oil until slightly tender and then added the pork and seasonings until it was all happy together and then added:

2 cans of pinto beans (I thought about black beans, but the texture of the pintos turned out to be better with this soup.)
2 cans of diced tomatoes (I used one can of regular and one can of fire roasted)
2 cans of hominy (This makes the soup in my opinion)
1 quart of homemade chicken broth
Mexican hot sauce to taste

Let all that simmer for about 30 minutes stirring and tasting and adjusting until you are as happy with yours as We were with mine.

Serve it with some lightly grilled flour tortillas and the garnishes of your choice... We used:

Cilantro
Whole milk Greek yogurt
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Ripe avocado
Lime wedge

It was some of the best soup I have made. Seriously.