How To Cook Menudo Recipes

HOW TO COOK MENUDO

Steps:

• Prepare the tripe. Wash it in cool water and shake it dry. Place it onto the cutting board and remove the extra fat with a sharp knife. Once all the fat is trimmed, place it onto the cutting board and dice each piece of tripe into bite-sized chunks. Rinse the tripe with water and set it aside.
• Cut the pigs' feet. Rinse them in water, pat dry, then cut them in half. To make white menudo, use calves' feet instead.
• Peel and chop the garlic. Remove all the layers of skin from the garlic cloves. Place the cloves onto the cutting board and cut each piece in half. Place these aside.
• Peel and chop the onion. Peel the skin off the onion as well as the tough outer layer of the onion. Place the onion on the cutting board and slice the onion into bite size chunks. Set these aside.
• Cook the peppers. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Place the seeded peppers in the boiling water, along with two garlic cloves. When the peppers are soft, remove the pot from heat.
• Blend the pepper water. Pour the peppers, garlic and water into a blender and process until smooth.

FILIPINO MENUDO

Steps:

• Combine all marinade ingredients. Divide the marinade in halves. Save half. Add pork cubes on the other half with the bay leaf and marinate for at least 30 minutes.
• Remove pork from the marinade, drip dry.
• Sauté garlic and onion, add pork and the unused half of the marinade and bay leaf, simmer uncovered, reduce the liquid to half.
• Add fresh pork liver if you prefer the fresh ingredient, cover and cook.
• Add tomato sauce, liver paste (if this is what you're using), carrots, potatoes and raisins, simmer stirring occasionally.
• Add peppers and adjust the seasoning.
• Add the grated cheese, let it melt, stir and distribute evenly. Serve hot.