Menudo's less scary sister -- pozole. Eat it on special occasions. Here's the easy way to make it:

1. roast a pork loin 

2. add red enchilada sauce, hominy, and your favorite spices in a big pot. Go ahead, google spices for pozole

3. stir

4. Serve with the fixin's--try cilantro, lemon and cabbage to start

Ta-da. You have pozole - the Aztec-approved stew that anyone will eat (and love).