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["You will essentially be preparing this recipe in three stages: pork, chile and posole.", "These are then combined into the final posole.", "For the pork: Place the pork shoulder in a pot and cover with water.", "Add the salt, bay leaf and onion.", "Bring to a boil, and then cook over medium heat until tender and falling off the bone, about 1 1/2 hrs.", "Remove the meat from the broth and let cool; reserve the broth for later.", "Pull the meat from the bones and cut into bite-size pieces.", "For the chile: Put the chile pods in about 2 cups of the hot broth (enough to allow the pods to puree easily in a blender) and let soak until soft, about 20 minutes.", "Put the broth, pods and garlic in a blender and blend until smooth.", "(Do not fill the blender more than halfway with liquid.)", "Add salt to taste and set aside.", "For the posole: Drain and rinse the posole.", "Put the posole in a cooking pot and cover with water; use about 2 parts water to 1 part posole.", "Add the onion and salt.", "Bring to a boil, and then lower the heat and simmer until the posole has started to ""bloom"
