Chili With Hominy

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Pork and Hominy Chili

Pork and hominy chili with bacon and pork shoulder along with hominy, ancho chile peppers, corn, oregano, garlic, and other ingredients.
INGREDIENTS:
4 slices smoked bacon
2 pounds lean pork shoulder, cut into cubes
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
4 cups chicken broth
2 cans (14.5 ounces each) hominy, drained
6 dried ancho chiles
2 cups canned or cooked corn kernels
PREPARATION:
In a large Dutch oven over medium heat, fry bacon until crisp. Remove bacon with slotted spoon and set aside to drain. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of bacon fat; add pork cubes. Cook and stir until pork is browned.
Add onion and garlic and cook until onion is tender. Crumble bacon and add to pork mixture along with chili powder, oregano, cumin, chicken broth and hominy. Bring to a boil.
Wash ancho peppers; remove stems and seeds. Cut up and add to pork mixture. Simmer for 2 to 3 hours, adding more chicken broth or water if needed. Add corn and heat through. Serve with flour tortillas.
Hominy recipe serves 8.
 
If I might make a suggestion: Anchos can be rather bitter. I'd split them while dry and toast them in a dry skillet over med-high heat, flipping frequently, till toasted and fragrant, about 3-4 min. Remove them to a bowl and cover with very hot water and allow to soften, about 20 min. (Taste the liquid and you can see if it's bitter or not; either way, discard it.) Mash the chilies a bit with a fork to break them up and add to the pot.

This could be made with smoked butt (reduce the cooking time). Hominy is good with masa as well and is good in many versions of lamb chili.
 

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