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.

Very nice. Is it me, or do you usually have more toppings than ingredients in the soup?

Sure looks good

Mrs. Irish.

I'm surprised I haven't got more comments on this soup. It was bad ass. Seriously.

At some point I just give up on wanting what I can’t have...

After reading Calvin Trillin's "Alice, Let's Eat" in which he wrote about pozole, I've always wanted to try some in Texas, Arizona or New Mexico.

It's honestly the first time I have ever heard of it. I had this leftover pulled pork and was wanting to do something different with it so I Googled some recipes while Mrs. Irish was working out and this sounded honestly like a chili or taco soup or something like that, but it's different enough to make it really good. We don't eat hominy usually. It's just not on our radar, but it is delicious in this soup. So much so that we are going to work into our meals more regularly.

IG;
If you like Mexican soups and stews; go to El Barrio and try the PEPETO - slow roasted pork, habanero lime broth, favas, green beans, corn, tomatoes, rice & cabbage; when they have it. All the veggies are fresh in the broth and a hit of habanero. Get their cornbread with it. Literally, one of the best things I have ever eaten and the serving is huge. Ate leftovers for 2 days.

Looks delicious