Pork and Hominy Stew

Ingredients

• white onion
• iceberg or romaine lettuce
• queso fresco
• avocado
• 26 garlic cloves
• 10 cups water
• 1 bunch cilantro
• + 16 more ingredients
• • 4 pounds country-style pork ribs (not lean)
  • 1 bunch mint
  • 3 15-ounce cans hominy (also called pozole)
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 ½ ounces dried ancho chiles
  • 2 ounces dried guajillo or New Mexico chiles
  • 5 whole black peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano (preferably Mexican)
  • 1 1/2-pound white onion
  • 1 whole clove
  • crema
  • dried hot red-pepper flakes
  • radishes
  • dried oregano
  • lime wedges
  • tortilla strips or chips

Tie together mint and cilantro with kitchen string. Bring pork and water to a boil in a large pot, skimming froth, then reduce heat to a simmer. Add tied herbs, 20 garlic cloves, quartered onion, oregano, peppercorns, and 2 teaspoons salt and gently simmer, uncovered, until pork is very tender, a...

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