Hatch Chile Posole | Fresh Chile Cookin’ with Randy

Randy makes posole the way it’s done in Hatch, New Mexico. Red posole with pork. Green posole with brisket. Slow cooked, simple, and finished the way it should be.

Holiday Hatch Chile Posole

Posole is simple food meant to be shared. It starts with good corn, good chile, and time. In this Episode of the Week, Randy makes two versions: traditional red posole with pork, and green posole with brisket and roasted green chile.

Serves: 6 to 8
Prep: Overnight soak
Cook: About 1.5 hours

Ingredients

For Red Posole

For Green Posole

Instructions

  1. Wash the posole corn and soak overnight. The next day, bring to a boil and simmer until the corn opens and becomes tender.
  2. Brown the meat and cook with onion and posole seasoning until fragrant.
  3. Add chile as the main liquid, stirring often so it does not burn.
  4. Combine the meat with the cooked posole corn and simmer until flavors come together.
  5. Taste and adjust seasoning until the salt is right.
  6. Serve hot with onion, cheese, sour cream, and plenty of fresh lime.

Red or green, this is posole the way we make it in Hatch, New Mexico. Happy New Year. Eat more chile.

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