Posole (Mexican soup with pork and hominy)

Posole (Mexican soup with pork and hominy)

3 cups cooked pork, cut into bite sized cubes (pork shoulder is traditional ; or other pork roast)
2 tablespoons lard or bacon fat
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and diced
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 (4 ounce) cans diced green chili peppers (or 2 fresh green chili’s seeded and diced or a fresh jalapeno)
2 (15 ounce) cans white hominy, drained and rinsed
1 1/2 cups cooked pinto beans (or 1- 15 oz. can pinto beans) (optional)
1 quart pork stock or chicken stock
salt
1/2 cup chopped cilantro (garnish)
lime wedges (garnish)

In a large pan.
Saute onions in lard or bacon drippings until clear.
Add garlic and spices and cook another two minutes.
Add meat, green chili, rinsed hominy and beans.
The beans are not traditional but we like them.
Cook another two minutes.
Pour stock over all.
Add salt to taste.
Simmer, covered, about 1 hour.
Pass cilantro and lime wedges for those who like a pinch of cilantro and a squeeze of lime over their soup.