Chicken Hominy Soup

Ingredients

• 8 cups water
• 1 whole chicken, skinned and cut into pieces
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 8 cans chili powder
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 cans white or yellow hominy (15 ounce each), rinsed and drained
• 3 cups iceberg lettuce, shredded
• 6 lime wedges

Method

1. 1 Place chicken pieces in a large pot and cover with 8 cups of water. Simmer over medium heat for 1 hour.
2. 2 Add chopped onion, pepper, chili powder, tomato sauce, and oregano to the simmering chicken.
3. 3 Remove chicken from the pot once thoroughly cooked. Remove most bones from the meat and discard.
4. 4 Return the deboned chicken to the pot.
5. 5 Add rinsed hominy to the pot and simmer for another 45 minutes.
6. 6 Serve hot with shredded lettuce and lime wedges.