In a double Old Fashioned glass combine mint and syrup, mashing mint with the back of a spoon to release flavor. Add remaining ingredients and enough ice to fill glass. Transfer mixture to a cocktail shaker and shake well. Serve drink in double Old Fashioned glass.
Simple Syrup recipe: In a saucepan, bring 1 1/4 cups sugar and 1 1/4 cups water to a boil, stirring, and boil until sugar is completely dissolved. Cool syrup completely. Syrup keeps, covered and chilled, for 2 months. Makes about 2 cups.
Soak posole overnight in water.
Rinse soaked posole with fresh water, set aside.
Put tomatoes and chiles in a large pot. Dissolve bouillon in 2 cups hot water, add to pot.
Put posole and rest of ingredients in pot.
Cook over medium heat for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
Stew is ready when posole in tender.
A can of cooked hominy can be substituted for the posole to make this dish much quicker.
Do not drain the hominy.
nd discard. Add the Ginger Simple Syrup, lemon juice, and sparkling
Soak posole for 4-8 hours. Drain water.
Combine ingredients in slow cooker.
Cover. Cook on HIGH 3 hours; then turn to LOW for 2 hours.
Serve with Enchiladas, Black Beans, Spanish Rice, and Chopped Lettuce with Black Olives and Tomatoes.
VARIATION: Dry posole can be found in the Mexican food department of the grocery store. If you cannot find dry posole, you can use canned hominy and skip to Step 2.
ngredients.
If using canned posole, wait until the last 2
Place posole and 10 cups of water
Boil Posole about 2 hours until it pops.
Add pork, onion and garlic.
Boil until meat is cooked, about 1 hour, on medium heat. Add chile and tomatoes and season with salt to taste.
The tomatoes cut the \"hotness\" of the chile (acid neutralizes the base) and gives a tangy flavor.
Chicken also makes good posole and is often used in place of pork.
Soak the posole in 6 cups of salted water overnight. Drain and rinse.
In a large stock pot combine 2 quarts water, salt to taste, garlic and hot pepper sauce. Bring to a boil and boil for two hours, checking often to make sure posole is fully covered; add water as necessary. If adding meat, do so at this time. Cook one more hour.
Add the ketchup, green chile peppers, onion flakes, carrots, eggplant, onion, squash and garlic. Stir together and reduce heat to low. Let simmer for 1/2 hour to 1 hour depending on altitude.
ays ahead. Cover; chill.
Posole.
Season pork shoulder and
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Measure in your simple syrup. I like about 1
Fill a tall glass with ice.
Add all ingredients and mix well.
Lemon juice is according to taste. I only add about a teaspoon.
To prepare simple syrup:.
Mix equal parts water and sugar in a sauce pan over low heat. Add 1 to 2 teaspoons almond extract. Whisk until well blended and cool. Refrigerate until ready use. (I generally make a large batch and add it to lemonade and tea).
Spiced Simple Syrup: Place all of the ingredients in a medium saucepot, stir.
Place on high heat, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
Remove from heat, allow to cool completely.
Pour syrup through a strainer to remove spices.
Pour syrup into a jar with lid and store refrigerated. Shake before using.
Sangria: Combine wine, 3/4 cup spiced simple syrup, sparkling water, orange juice, and fruit slices. Stir briskly.
Serve over ice in large red wine glasses.
Simple syrup:
Start with the simple syrup. Mix sugar and water in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Stir until sugar gets dissolved. Remove from heat and store in the fridge until ready to use.
Mojito:
Pour lime juice and simple syrup into a tall glass.
Add mint leaves and muddle it together.
Add rum and muddle a little more.
Add ice and a splash of soda.
Serve garnished with fresh mint leaves and a slice of lime.
dd to pan.
Add posole, salt and pepper. Stir.
oss the romaine, radicchio, tomatoes, posole, carrot, scallions, and olives in
*Posole found in frozen food section.
lightly thickened. Stir in the posole and lime zest (but not
/4 cup of the simple sugar syrup in a food
Wash
and
clean posole; put to boil in large pot.
Add meat, onion, salt and garlic salt.
Boil until tender, about 6 to 7 hours.
Add posole to water (rinse it first) and boil until it pops. Add meat and cook until tender.
Add spices and enchilada sauce. Simmer.