The Food Lab Junior: Kid-Friendly Pozole Verde Recipe

Why It WorksStreamlining a traditional multi-day, multi-pot pozole recipe into a single Dutch oven makes this recipe doable on a weeknight.Pumpkin seeds add nutty flavor and a creamy texture.When Pipo, the protagonist of my children’s book, Every Night is Pizza Night, asks the local grocer, Mr. Gonzales, what the best food in the world is, she learns that what's "best" often depends on context. For Mr. Gonzales, the spicy pozole verde that his mother still makes for him is always the best. Pozole, which comes from Mexico's mountainous state of Guerrero, also happens to be one of my favorite soups of all time. What Is Pozole Verde? Like its red and white cousins, pozole verde is a hearty soup that features hominy corn, oftentimes pork or chicken (although you can easily make a vegetarian version), and a bunch of aromatic garnishes that you can add tableside (I find that tableside customization is a surefire way to get Alicia excited about eating a meal). The "verde" part comes in the fo...