Tomato Hominy Soup Recipe
First of all let me thank my neighbor for sharing this excellent tomato hominy soup recipe. I tried this recipe for tomato hominy soup the other day and was totally bowled over. If you plan to cook an out of the ordinary appetizer, then you should probably go for this tomato hominy soup. A good way to use up vegetable is to make some irresistible tomato hominy soup. How long will you resist your temptation for tomato hominy soup ? Just go ahead and try it out now.
Ingredients
1 can(1 pound) white or yellow hominy, drained and rinsed
1 can (14 ounces) low-sodium tomatoes, drained, with juice reserved
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium-size yellow onion, coarsely chopped (1 cup)
1 medium-size sweet red pepper, cored, seeded, and finely chopped (3/4 cup)
1 teaspoon chili powder
4 cups Chicken Stock or low-sodium chicken broth
1 package (10 ounces) frozen corn kernels
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
1 cup finely diced smoked ham, 95% or more fat free (6 ounces)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
1 In a food processor or blender, coarsely chop the hominy and tomatoes and set aside. In a stockpot or 5-quart Dutch oven, heat the oil over moderate heat. Add the onion and red pepper and saute, stirring constantly, for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the chili powder, stock, corn, oregano, hominy-tomato mixture, and reserved tomato juice and bring to a boil. Adjust the heat so that the mixture simmers gently, cover, and cook for 10 minutes.
2 Stir in the ham, lemon juice, and black pepper and cook, uncovered, 1 minute more or until the ham is heated through.
2 Stir in the ham, lemon juice, and black pepper and cook, uncovered, 1 minute more or until the ham is heated through.
