Feeding your Cacher

Recipes to please after a day of caching

We decided to expand our content with the new year and we are going to be adding some of our favorite recipes. These recipes will be easy to fix or meals and treats you can take on the caching trail. If any of you have any recipes you would love to share, we would love to try them and feature them on our site.  Our first recipe is one of our favorites and can be started before you leave for a day of caching and finish when you get home, then enjoy! I wish I would have had some of this delicious Posole waiting for me after our  100 caches in a day (read about it here) challenge.

Darcey's Delicious Posole' Easy delicious authentic Latino dish. I learned to make this in New Mexico from my extended family when my Grandfather passed away. Over the years I have changed the recipe to make it my own version. Warning: If you start making this, you will be asked to make it all of the time! Picture is without diced tomatoes, once they are added the broth turns a reddish color, tomatoes optional, I prefer it with them.

 Ingredients:

• 3 cups cooked pork, Make Pork roast first cook roast in 1/4 cup soy sauce in crock pot, do not drain, once cooked, the meat will shred on own by pushing with a fork, once shredded in the crock pot then add the following:
• 2 tablespoons El Guapo Menudo Mix (It comes in 3/4 oz packages on the Mexican food Isle, is a seasoning packet usually around .80 cents to a dollar)
• 3 Chicken Bouillion cubes (Knorr brand, Caldo Con Sabor De Pollo comes in 8 cube package also on Mexican food isle, usually .69 cents to a dollar)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons of minced diced garlic, peeled and diced
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 (4 ounce) cans diced green chili peppers (or 2 fresh green chili’s seeded and diced)
• 1 (23 or 24 ounce) can white hominy, drained and rinsed
• 1can 14.5 oz of diced stewed tomatoes with chilies (optional)
• After you add all ingredients add enough water to cover the hominy
• salt to own taste

Garnishes:

All garnishes are optional after soup is cooked you can add any of the following to top of soup to add great flavor and variety.

• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro (garnish)
• lime wedges (garnish)
• 1 Bag of shredded cabbage or a head of cabbage cut into shreds
• 1/2 cup chopped onions
• 1/2 cup chopped radishes
• 1 cup of shredded cheese (Mexican blend or cheddar)
• Salsa
• Flour Tortillas to dip in soup while eating

Directions:

After preparing the pork roast in the crock pot* *(2-3 lb pork roast placed in crock pot with 1/4 cup soy sauce on low for 4-6 hours, you will be able to determine when the roast is done by pushing on it with a fork. When it falls apart it is done, shred with fork inside the crock pot so it absorbs the juices) After shredded add all of the ingredients. Stir well. Once everything is added make sure you add enough water to cover the hominy. Slow cook for 4-6 hours. You will be able to tell when it is ready when the hominy is soft. After it is cooked serve in bowls and add optional garnishes. I am attaching some pictures to help you see what seasonings you need and what the finished product should look like. Put the roast in crock pot night before on low when you wake up, shred the meat and add the rest of the ingredients. Turn crock pot to low and head out for a day of caching. When you return your house will smell so good and you will have a delicious warm dish to feed your hunger. If any of you try this please send pictures or a review, it is an easy inexpensive dish that is a crowd pleaser. Don’t forget to follow is so you can be entered in our personalized SWAG contest. If you already follow us make sure you comment so we can get  you entered. Happy Caching, we are on day 11 of cache a day and there is 14’ of snow outside. I am suffering through a cold as well and my goal is tough to obtain today! I know I will do it but talking myself into getting out of bed to go get it. Hope your goals are going well!