New Mexican pork stew recipe

New Mexican posole is a warming, chile-spiced stew made with pork and hominy, a type of corn that has been treated to remove its hull and germ. Traditional versions can require a laundry list of ingredients, while “simplified” recipes often rely on flavorless convenience products. We wanted our posole to be streamlined but still maintain the complex flavor that makes this stew so appealing. Toasting dried ancho chiles deepened their flavor, and steeping them in hot broth provided an extra boost.