POSOLE ORTIZ

Everyone has his own special recipe for posole. This is the way Willie and June Ortiz prepare it at La Tertulia in Santa Fe—and good it is.

2 cups frozen white posole (hominy)

1 quart water

1 pound pork shoulder or chops

⅛ teaspoon oregano

1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns

⅓ cup chopped onion

4 dried red chile peppers, crumbled

Salt