Recipe for traditional Costa Rican Pozol, a typical dish full of flavor and tradition. Ideal for enjoying at family gatherings or with friends.
Traditional Costa Rican Pozol is a dish full of flavor and tradition that combines corn, pork meat, vegetables, and spices.
Ideal for sharing at family gatherings or with friends.
Traditional Pozol
Ingredients
1 kilogram of White corn
3 Pig hooves
2 Pig faces
1 Carrot
1 Chayote
1 cup of Lime
2 Chopped sweet peppers
1 Chopped garlic head
1 Chopped onion
1 Chopped culantro castilla roll
1 Sprig of oregano
1 pinch of Annatto
1 pinch of Salt
Preparation
Step 1 : To prepare this recipe, it is recommended to cook the corn the day before in a pot with enough water until it is almost dry.
Step 2 : Then, dissolve the lime in water and add it slowly to the corn, avoiding the lime sediment, repeating the operation three or four times.
Step 3 : Once the lime is added, let it boil so that the corn peel.
Step 4 : Then, wash the corn in a container with holes to remove the husk and impurities.
Step 5 : On the other hand, cook the hooves and pig faces until they are almost tender, chop the ears and snouts into small pieces.
Step 6 : In a large pot, cook the corn together with the meats, chayote, carrot, peppers, garlic, onion, culantro, oregano, annatto, and salt to taste.
Step 7 : Let the mixture boil until everything is tender and ready to enjoy.
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