A deep bowl filled to the brim with vibrant green soup, speckled with oysters and garnished with radish slices, avocado and coriander. The bowl is surrounded by tortilla chips and lime wedges, the colors pop against a rustic wooden background.

Slow Cooker Oyster Pozole Verde

Name: Slow Cooker Oyster Pozole Verde
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 495 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: fresh oysters, 8 shucked and liquid reserved; salsa verde, 1 cup; chipotle in adobo sauce, 1 diced; can of hominy, 15 oz drained; vegetable broth, 4 cups; garlic cloves, 2 minced; onion, 1 diced; radishes, 2 sliced thin; ripe avocado, 1 diced; lime, 1 cut into wedges; fresh coriander, 1 bunch chopped; tortilla chips, 4 oz to serve; olive oil, 2 tbsp; salt and pepper, to taste

Category Main Course

Prep 15 minutes

Cook 480 minutes

Style Mexican

Technique Slow Cooking

Diet Friendly Pescatarian

Daily Recipe: February 22, 2024

Introducing an unexpected twist on comfort food, infusing the vibrancy of Mexican cuisine into a tempting slow-cooker creation. Savor the fusion of tangy salsa verde, smoky oysters, and the subtle heat of chipotle; a dish as intriguing as it is comforting.

Ingredients (for 2)

Fresh oysters - 8 - shucked and liquid reserved
Salsa verde - 1 cup
Chipotle in adobo sauce - 1 - diced
Can of hominy - 15 oz - drained
Vegetable broth - 4 cups
Garlic cloves - 2 - minced
Onion - 1 - diced
Radishes - 2 - sliced thin
Ripe avocado - 1 - diced
Lime - 1 - cut into wedges
Fresh coriander - 1 bunch - chopped
Tortilla chips - 4 oz - to serve
Olive oil - 2 tbsp
Salt and pepper - - to taste

Preparation

Step 1 - 🧂🍳🦪

Season the oysters with salt and pepper. In a pan over medium heat, heat olive oil and cook the oysters until just opaque. Set aside.
Step 2 - 🌶️🥘👨‍🍳

In the slow cooker, combine salsa verde, chipotle, hominy, vegetable broth, garlic, and diced onion.
Step 3 - 🦪🥣👍

Add the reserved oyster liquid to the slow cooker.
Step 4 - ⏲️🔥🍲

Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
Step 5 - ⏰🥘🦪

About 30 minutes before serving, add the partly cooked oysters to the slow cooker.
Step 6 - 🌶️🥑🍴🥣

Serve hot, garnished with radish slices, diced avocado, chopped coriander and a squeeze of lime. Serve with tortilla chips on the side.

Additional

For a vegetarian version, replace oysters with mushrooms. Kids can help with the garnishing process and assembling the dish. The origin of pozole is ancient; it was considered a ceremonial dish by the Aztecs.