Best 20 Menudo Recipes

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Menudo, a traditional Mexican soup, is a delectable dish that has captured the hearts of food enthusiasts worldwide. This flavorful soup is typically prepared with beef tripe, a prized ingredient known for its unique texture and rich flavor. The tripe is meticulously cleaned and cooked until tender, then combined with a flavorful broth infused with a medley of spices, vegetables, and herbs. The result is a hearty and comforting soup that is often served with a variety of accompaniments, such as diced onions, cilantro, lime wedges, and warm tortillas. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a beginner looking to explore new culinary horizons, this article offers a comprehensive guide to preparing this beloved Mexican delicacy. Three distinct recipes are presented, each with its own unique twist on the classic menudo. Dive into the traditional Menudo Rojo recipe for a vibrant and flavorful soup that embodies the authentic Mexican experience. For those seeking a milder variation, the Menudo Blanco recipe offers a creamy and delicate alternative with the addition of white hominy. And for those who prefer a spicy kick, the Menudo Verde recipe incorporates tomatillos and serrano peppers to create a tantalizingly spicy and herbaceous soup. No matter your preference, these recipes will guide you step-by-step through the process of creating a memorable menudo that will leave your taste buds satisfied and your soul nourished.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

MENUDO



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This dish depends on how much of each ingredient you put in it. It just depends on how much you wish to make. This dish takes a while to prepare and to cook but it is worth it. The spices are always according to how hot or spicy you like your food. It tastes better on the second day. If you want to make more, increase the ingredients. If you want less, decrease the ingredients. I learned this on my own and my husband, who is Mexican, loves it. It will please the most avid Mexican food lover.

Provided by ksalinas

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Soup Recipes

Yield 7

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 pounds beef tripe
2 onions, chopped
4 (15 ounce) cans white hominy
¼ teaspoon chili powder
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

  • In a 16 quart pot combine the tripe and the onions. Add water until pot is about 3/4 full. Cover and cook on low heat for about 2 hours, or until the tripe is tender. Add the hominy, chili powder, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook for another 45 minutes to one hour to incorporate the flavors. Serve with fresh onions, corn tortillas and lemon if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 295.9 calories, Carbohydrate 37.2 g, Cholesterol 158.3 mg, Fat 6.9 g, Fiber 6.6 g, Protein 19.6 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 632 mg, Sugar 5.7 g

MENUDO ROJO (RED MENUDO)



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Inexpensive to make, and fully authentic, this menudo will have your Latin lovers swooning! This recipe uses a combination of chiles to deliver its trademark red color, and packs a mildly spicy punch. And it is really quite easy to make - my husband absolutely devoured it the first time I made it.

Provided by GUSTAVO6

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Soup Recipes

Time 8h30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 gallons water, divided
2 ½ pounds beef tripe, cut into 1-inch pieces
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 large white onion, finely chopped
1 ½ tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 ½ tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons ground red pepper
5 de arbol chile peppers
6 japones chile peppers, seeds removed
6 cups canned white or yellow hominy, drained
½ white onion, chopped
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 limes, juiced

Steps:

  • In a large pot, bring 1 gallon water to a boil. Place tripe in the pot, reduce heat, and simmer 2 hours. Periodically skim off fat with a spoon. Drain water, reduce heat, and pour in a fresh gallon of water. Continue to simmer tripe for 2 hours; drain.
  • Pour remaining 1 gallon water into the pot with tripe, and bring to a boil. Stir in garlic and 1 white onion. Season with salt, pepper, oregano, and red pepper. Reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour.
  • Preheat the broiler.
  • Arrange the de arbol chile peppers on a baking sheet, and broil about 2 minutes, just until they begin to scorch. Remove from heat, slit lengthwise, and remove seeds. In a blender or food processor, blend the de arbol chile peppers and japones chile peppers until very finely chopped. Mix into the pot, and continue cooking 2 hours over low heat.
  • Mix the hominy into the pot. Continue cooking 1 hour. Serve with remaining onion, cilantro, and lime juice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 225.1 calories, Carbohydrate 31.8 g, Cholesterol 139.2 mg, Fat 5.3 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 14.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 1679.1 mg, Sugar 5.6 g

FILIPINO MENUDO (PORK AND LIVER STEW)



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This rich pork dish is usually prepared on special occasions or when expecting company.

Provided by lola

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Stews     Pork

Time 1h35m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 ¼ boneless pork chops
½ pound pork liver
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, diced
salt and pepper to taste
2 tomatoes, diced
1 (15.5 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
1 (1.5 ounce) box raisins
2 potatoes, diced

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; add the pork chops and return to a boil. Cook the pork chops at a boil for 5 minutes, remove, and set aside to cool. Remove 1 cup of the broth from the pot and set aside for later use. Once the chops are cooled to the touch, cut into bite-size pieces.
  • Return the water to a boil; add the pork liver to the pot and cook at a boil until tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard the liquid. Set the liver aside to cool; cut into bite-size pieces.
  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir the onion and garlic in the hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir the pork chops into the onion and garlic; cook and stir together for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the tomatoes and reserved broth; cover and cook for 10 minutes. Stir the pork liver, garbanzo beans, raisins, and potatoes into the mixture; cover and simmer until the potatoes are fork-tender, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 194 calories, Carbohydrate 24.7 g, Cholesterol 43.8 mg, Fat 6.8 g, Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 9.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 163.7 mg, Sugar 4.6 g

EASY CROCK POT MENUDO WITH PIG'S FOOT



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This is a crock pot version of authentic Texas Mexican (Tex-Mex) menudo. This is very easy to prepare.

Provided by Bobby Joe Zhou Moon

Categories     Beef Organ Meats

Time 7h10m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 lbs honeycomb beef tripe (best from Mexican grocery or meat markets)
1 (1 lb) pig's foot (cut in small pieces by the butcher)
1 (30 ounce) can hominy
1/2 cup yellow onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon oregano
6 tablespoons Menudo Spice Mix
1 serrano pepper, pepper for extra spiciness (optional)
1 teaspoon salt
1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
tap water, to fill the crock pot

Steps:

  • Cook on HIGH for 7 to 8 hours until the beef tripe and pig's foot is cooked very tender.
  • Add more Menudo Mix and salt if desired to your taste.
  • Garnish individual bowls of menudo with lime juice, chopped onions and chopped cilantro leaves.
  • Enjoy with guacamole salad and corn or flour tortillas. Bon Appetit!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 168.2, Fat 6.7, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 40, Sodium 605, Carbohydrate 13.2, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 2, Protein 12.7

FILIPINO MENUDO



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Comfort food Filipino style! This is one of my husband's favourite Filipino dishes. I make this in big batches because it freezes well, and it tastes better the longer you keep it. It can stay for up to 2 weeks in the freezer. This can also be cooked in a slow cooker like the usual slow cooker stew.

Provided by Pinaygourmet 345142

Categories     Stew

Time 2h

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 kg pork tenderloin, cubed
3 medium potatoes, cubed
2 medium carrots, cubed
1/2 cup raisins
1 medium red bell pepper, diced
1 medium green bell pepper, diced
500 ml tomato sauce
100 g liver spread (originally, we use fresh pork liver but since it's very difficult to find a good liver, I substitute)
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
50 g grated romano cheese (Parmesan is also good)
2 bay leaves
1 cup Sprite (Yes, Sprite.)
4 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 lemon, zest of, only
ground black pepper

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 284.3, Fat 7.7, SaturatedFat 3.1, Cholesterol 82, Sodium 868.5, Carbohydrate 27.2, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 11.4, Protein 26.9

CROCK POT MENUDO WITH BEEF



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I love menudo but I don't care for pig's feet so I have used the following recipe for quite a few years. Easiest method is to use a package of "Menudo Mix" which can be found in the hispanic aisle of most grocery stores. In case you rather use the individual spices, I am including those starting with oregano. This recipe can also be cooked on the stove top by simmering on low for 5-6 hours.

Provided by linanil

Categories     Meat

Time 8h15m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 lb of honeycomb tripe, rinsed and cut into 1-inch squares
1 lb beef stew meat
1 (15 ounce) can hominy, drained
1 tablespoon red chili powder (more or less according to taste, not part of menudo spice mix)
1 tablespoon oregano
1 tablespoon onion flakes
1/2 tablespoon coriander seed
1/2 tablespoon cumin
1/2 tablespoon crushed red chili pepper
8 -10 cups water or 8 -10 cups beef stock

Steps:

  • Add tripe, stew meat, hominy, spices together in crock pot.
  • Cover with water or beef stock.
  • Cook on low setting for 6-8 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 166.8, Fat 5.4, SaturatedFat 1.9, Cholesterol 105.2, Sodium 236.3, Carbohydrate 9.2, Fiber 2, Sugar 1.3, Protein 20.3

GROUND PORK MENUDO



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Using ground pork instead of stew meat is a practical and easy way of making Filipino menudo on a weeknight.

Provided by Liza Agbanlog

Categories     Philippines     Pork     Soup/Stew     Potato     Carrot     Small Plates     Kid-Friendly     Quick & Easy     Raisin     Dairy Free     Peanut Free

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 lb (450 g) lean ground pork
1 tbsp (15 ml) fish sauce
1/2 cup (120 ml) tomato sauce
1 1/2 cups (350 ml) water
1 cup (128 g) diced carrots
1 large potato, peeled and diced
1 red or green bell pepper, seeded and diced
1/2 cup (75 g) frozen green peas
1/2 cup (75 g) raisins
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Steamed rice, for serving

Steps:

  • Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and onion, and sauté until the onion begins to soften, about 2 minutes.
  • Add the ground pork and cook, stirring regularly, for 5 minutes or until the meat is lightly browned. Stir in the fish sauce.
  • Add the tomato sauce and water. Stir, cover and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Add the carrots, potato and bell pepper, and cook for 10 minutes. Add the green peas and raisins, and cook for another 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with steamed rice.

MEXICAN MENUDO



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Menudo is a wonderfully aromatic soup made of tripe, hominy and chili, and is stewed for hours with garlic and other spices. the broth is rich, red, papery, and glistens with fat. It stimulates the senses, warms the insides, and clears the head. An excellent hangover cure ! Unfortunately, unlike the enchilada, taco, and tamale,...

Provided by Skip Davis

Categories     Other Soups

Time 3h15m

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 lb tripe
3 lb nixtamal (hominy) frozen, not canned
3 lb fresh pig's feet cut in quarters
1 large onion,diced
1 bunch green onions,cut in 1/4 " pieces
1 bunch cilantro,chopped
2 Tbsp oregano
1 Tbsp freshly ground black pepper
1 Tbsp red pepper flakes
1 whole head of garlic broken into cloves
2 Tbsp salt or to taste

Steps:

  • 1. Wash tripe thoroughly, remove excess fat and cut into bite sized pieces, wash Nixtamal and pigs feet well and combine all ingredient in a large pot with enough water to cover.
  • 2. Bring to a boil and simmer slowly until corn opens and is cooked (not overcooked). Skim off grease. It is best if you can refrigerate it in order to remove all grease.
  • 3. Serve with fresh cilantro, chopped green onion, chiltepin, lemon or lime wedges and toasted bolillos.
  • 4. A bolillo is a type of savory bread traditionally made in Mexico, where it originates. It is a variation of the baguette.
  • 5. The chiltepin red hot pepper has been called the "mother of all peppers,". It is thought to be the oldest known of the Capsicum genus, as well as the hottest wild variety in the Americas even hotter than the habanero

GRANDMA'S PERFECT MENUDO



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My Nana (may she RIP) took so much pride in her meals and I was fortunate enough to learn many of her techniques. Time consuming But I have made some things easy. Without taking away the taste.

Provided by Marcey Duarte

Categories     Fish Soups

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 to 3 lb tripe
1 med clove garlic
3 bunch green onions
1 pkg menudo helper ( usually found @ the everything 99 store )
1 lrg can(s) white hominy, drained
1 to 2 pkg fiesta menudo mix
1/2 to 1 lb pigs feet or knuckles (optional)
salt to taste

Steps:

  • 1. In a 12 quart pot fill pot half way with water and place on burner on high to a boil. When it reaches a boil lower the heat to med/high
  • 2. While water is coming to a boil cut tripe into bite size pieces. Do not cut to small. Wash tripe before placing into boiling water (make sure water sit about 3 inches above tripe). Boil for about 30 minute then rinse. Boil and rinse 2 more times. After you boil and rinse a few times. Now the gamey taste should be gone.
  • 3. Final boil place a metal colander at bottom of pan fill with water half way. Add tripe and pig feet or knuckles. Cut green onions about 2 inches add to water Add entire clove of garlic (Whole just remove outer skin) it will stay intact In a steeper add menudo helper or whole Cover and boil (med/high) for about 3 to 4 hour NEVER allow water to run low. Until tripe to becomes tender (check tripe occasionally)
  • 4. After the tripe is tender add fiesta menudo mix (add until you reach your desire taste) Add salt to taste if desired Add hominy Allow to boil for another 40 minutes Let sit for 20 minutes before eating

MENUDO



Menudo image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 pound beef tripe, cut into small squares
3 fresh cloves garlic, minced
3 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup red chile powder
2 teaspoons oregano leaves
1 tablespoons coarse black pepper
1 teaspoons cumin powder
1/2 small onion chopped
1 small can hominy, yellow or white

Steps:

  • Place beef tripe into a pot of boiling water, just enough to cover the tripe. Add garlic and onions and salt. Cover and cook for about 1 hour. When tripe is tender add the remaining ingredients including the hominy and cook about 15 or 20 minutes longer. Add more salt if needed. This is a spicy dish and it goes well with cilantro and a twist of lime. Corn tortillas are a good compliment.

MENUDO WITH PIG'S FEET



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This is a Mexican Soup that is served mostly on Saturday and Sunday. I grew up eating this and have fond memories of family around a large table, laughing and enjoying each other's company.

Provided by Christine Garza

Categories     Beef Soups

Time 4h30m

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 lb honeycomb tripe
1 lb pig's or beef feet
1 1/2 gal water
5 garlic cloves
2 or 3 bay leaf
1/2 onion
10 new mexico medium red chili pods
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp cumin- 'optional' - ground in a mocajete'
6.12 lb big can of hominy 'drained and rinsed well ' save 1/2 cup for the red chili
salt to taste

Steps:

  • 1. Toppings ' Lemon, Oregano, Chopped Onion, Fresh Cilantro and Crushed Red Pepper. Torta Bread Brushed with Olive Oil and Cooked on the Comal aka' Iron Skillet'
  • 2. To a big stock pot add the water, the Rinsed Pigs Feet and the Onion and Garlic Cloves. add Salt. Cook for 1/2 hour. While it's cooking clean and cut the Honeycomb Tripe into bite sized pieces. You can add 1/2 Cup of Vinegar to remove odor. Rinse Very Well.
  • 3. After the Pigs Feet cook for 1/2 an hour add the cleaned Honeycomb Tripe to the stock pot. Add the Bay Leaf. Cook on Medium /Low Heat.
  • 4. While it's cooking add the red de-seeded Chili to a separate pot of boiling water. Let it soften for approx 2 hours. Add Chili to a blender and add 3 Garlic Cloves a small tsp of Oregano, Salt, 1/2 Cup of drained Hominy and some of the boiled water from the chili. Blend. Set aside.
  • 5. Add Hominy 'drained and 'rinsed well' to the pot of Tripe and Pigs feet and then add the Red Chili Blend directly into the big pot through a strainer. Cook for 30 to 45 min more.
  • 6. When done serve in big bowls and top with Oregano, Chopped Onion, Fresh Cilantro and Crushed Red Pepper. Also Squeezed Lemon . Dip the Bread into the Juice.. It's really good.

MENUDO



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A friend of mine who owned a Mexican Food restaurant for many years gave me his recipe for Menudo. It was one of his most popular menu items. I have tweaked it a little, adjusting spices to my taste, and have been making this for years. I get many requests for this during the holidays. It is a wonderfully rich and flavorful soup...

Provided by Jeanne Benavidez

Categories     Pork

Time 4h30m

Number Of Ingredients 18

6 lb honeycomb or regular tripe
3 lb pig feet, split
1 gal water to cover
1 lg onion, chopped
2 Tbsp garlic, chopped
2 pkg menudo seasoning mix (usually found on latin food isle in grocery store)
1 Tbsp ground red pepper
6 tsp salt
1 Tbsp corriander
1 Tbsp mexican oregano, crushed
1 tsp black pepper
1 gal can hominy
GARNISHES
crushed red pepper flakes
chopped onion
dried oregano
lemon or lime slices
saltine crackers

Steps:

  • 1. Cut tripe into 1-inch pieces.
  • 2. Place in a very large soup or stock pot with pig knuckle, water, onions, garlic, Menudo Seasoning Mix, salt, coriander, oregano, the crushed red pepper, and black pepper.
  • 3. Simmer, covered, for 3 1/2 hours till tripe has a clear, jellylike appearance and pig knuckles are very tender.
  • 4. Remove pig knuckle from pot. When cool enough to handle, discard bones; chop meat and return to soup.
  • 5. Add drained hominy; cover and simmer 30 minutes longer.
  • 6. Serve with crushed red pepper, chopped onion and dried oregano to taste.
  • 7. Garnish with lemon or lime wedges and saltine crackers.

DELICIOUS MENUDO (WITHOUT TRIPE)



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I like menudo, but not tripe. I find by using lean pork chops, it is healthy and delicious and tastes much better.

Provided by STARTERWIFE

Categories     Very Low Carbs

Time 1h15m

Yield 10 CUPS, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 lbs cooked pork chops or 2 pork steak, cooked and chopped
1/4 cup oil
1 large onion, diced
4 cups chicken bouillon
2 cups hominy
1 garlic clove, smashed
1 teaspoon oregano (for garnish)
1/4 cup chopped green onion (for garnish)
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Brown onions about 5 minutes.
  • Add meat and garlic.
  • Add rest of ingredients and simmer about an hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 337.3, Fat 22.1, SaturatedFat 6.2, Cholesterol 76, Sodium 897.6, Carbohydrate 8.9, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 2.4, Protein 24.4

VEGAN MEXICAN MENUDO



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This vegan Mexican menudo is meatless and totally delicious, with shiitake mushrooms cooked in a vegetable broth with tomatoes and ancho chiles.

Provided by Ana Martínez

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Soup Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

4 Roma tomatoes
2 ancho chile peppers, seeded and deveined
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves
1 pinch ground cumin
2 pounds shiitake mushrooms, sliced
½ cup water
salt to taste
1 quart vegetable broth
¼ cup finely chopped white onion
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
1 lime, cut in wedges
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Steps:

  • Place tomatoes and ancho peppers in a pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Let soak in the hot water for 5 minutes more.
  • Transfer tomatoes, ancho peppers, and 1/2 cup water into a blender. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Strain sauce through a sieve, discarding the solids.
  • Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Crush garlic with cumin in a bowl and add to the hot pan. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add mushrooms; cook and stir until soft, about 5 minutes. Pour tomato sauce over the mushrooms and season with salt. Let simmer until sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Add vegetable broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let soup simmer until flavors meld, about 15 minutes.
  • Pour soup into individual bowls; garnish with onion and oregano. Serve with lime wedges and red pepper flakes on the side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 213.6 calories, Carbohydrate 25.8 g, Fat 7.8 g, Fiber 6.5 g, Protein 7.6 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 559.5 mg, Sugar 8.7 g

MENUDO



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Menudo is a classic mexican soup fabled as a weapon used to battle "Montezuma's Revenge". This recipe was given to me by my wife's aunt Sylvia (after 6 years of begging) and is not as labor intensive as some recipes but the flavor is fantastic. UPDATE: I recently made this exact recipe using InstaPot pressure cooker. The...

Provided by Patrick Johnson

Categories     Other Soups

Time 6h

Number Of Ingredients 7

15 lb honeycomb tripe (washed, trimmed of fat, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces and washed again)
1 gal yellow hominy
4 pig feet
2 bottle gebhardt menudo spice
1/4 c salt
3 Tbsp garlic powder
2 Tbsp ground cumin

Steps:

  • 1. Place cleaned Tripe in roaster and fill with water to cover. Add all spices. Cook at 400 for about 4 hours stirring every hour or so. Add more water if necessary.
  • 2. Drain hominy, add to menudo, adjust seasoning with menudo seasoning and salt and cook for an additional hour.
  • 3. Serve with diced jalapenos, diced onion, chopped cilantro, lime wedges, crushed dried oregano and corn or flour tortillas.

MENUDO (BEEF TRIPE SOUP)



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Categories     Soup/Stew     Beef     Stew

Yield 8 people

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 calf's foot (about 1 to 1 1/2 pounds)
2 pounds honeycomb tripe
1 large onion
3 cloves garlic, peeled
6 peppercorns
2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
4 quarts of water
3 large chiles anchos
1 large chile poblano, peeled or 2 canned, peeled green chiles
1/2 cup canned hominy (1 pound) drained
1 scant teaspoon oregano
2 whole limes
1 cup chopped cilantro

Steps:

  • Have the butcher cut the calf's foot into four pieces. Cut the tripe into 1 inch squares. Put them into a 8 quart pot with the rest of the ingredients. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Lower the flame and simmer uncovered for about 2 hours, or until the tripe and foot are just tender but not too soft. Meanwhile, toast the chilies well. Slit them open and remove the seeds and veins from the chile poblano, cut it into strips, and add to the meat while it is cooking. Remove the pieces of calf's foot from the pen, and when they are cool enough to handle, strip off the fleshy parts. Chop them roughly and return them to the pan. Add hominy and continue cooking the menudo slowly, still uncovered, for another 2 hours. Add salt as necessary. Sprinkle with oregano and serve with chopped onion, cilantro and lime on the side.

MENUDO (TRIPE SOUP)



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This soup is eaten at lunch, dinner or even breakfast. It is reputed to cure hangovers when served with plenty of extra hot peppers.

Provided by Karen From Colorado

Categories     Breakfast

Time 4h10m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 lbs honeycomb tripe
1 (1 1/2 lb) veal knuckle
6 cups water
3 medium onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon coriander seed
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 (15 ounce) can hominy
dried chile pequins or crushed red pepper flakes
lime wedge

Steps:

  • Cut tripe into 1-inch pieces.
  • Place in a dutch oven with veal knuckle, water, onions, garlic, salt, coriander, oregano, the 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper, and the pepper.
  • Simmer, covered, 3 hours until tripe is clear and jellylike in appearance and veal is tender.
  • Remove veal knuckle from pot.
  • When cool enough to handle, discard bones, chop meat and return to pot.
  • Add undrained hominy.
  • Cover and simmer 20 minutes longer.
  • Serve with pequin chilies or crushed red pepper to taste.
  • Garnish with lime wedges.

MENUDO ROJO (RED MENUDO)



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This is the perfect red menudo. It takes a long time to cook so you may want to try this on a weekend if you work outside the home, but believe me, it so very good and actually quite simple to prepare. This is a meal in itself. This is fairly spicy, but you can adjust the heat level by reducing the amount of ground red pepper. Enjoy!

Provided by Happy Hippie

Categories     Beef Organ Meats

Time 8h30m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

3 gallons water, divided
2 1/2 lbs beef tripe, cut into 1-inch pieces
6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 large white onion, finely chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons ground red pepper (cayenne)
5 chili peppers, de arbol
6 chili peppers, japones (seeds removed)
6 cups hominy, canned drained (yellow or white)
1/2 white onions, chopped and or 1/2 green onion, sliced
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
lime wedges or lemon wedge
crushed red pepper flakes
dried oregano
corn tortillas (to accompany) or flour tortilla (to accompany)

Steps:

  • In a large pot, bring 1 gallon water to a boil.
  • Place tripe in the pot, reduce heat, and simmer 2 hours.
  • Periodically skim off fat with a spoon. Drain water, reduce heat, and pour in a fresh gallon of water.
  • Continue to simmer tripe for 2 hours; drain.
  • Pour remaining 1 gallon water into the pot with tripe, and bring to a boil.
  • Stir in garlic and 1 chopped white onion. Season with salt, pepper, oregano, and red pepper.
  • Reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour.
  • Preheat the broiler.
  • Arrange the de arbol chile peppers on a baking sheet, and broil about 2 minutes, just until they begin to scorch.
  • Remove from heat, slit lengthwise, and remove seeds.
  • In a blender or food processor, blend the de arbol chile peppers and japones chile peppers until very finely chopped. Mix into the pot, and continue cooking 2 hours over low heat.
  • Mix the hominy into the pot and continue cooking 1 hour.
  • Serve with condiments as listed under ingredients.
  • Menudo is at it's best made a day ahead of time to allow the ingredients to "marry.".

Nutrition Facts : Calories 255.5, Fat 6.9, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 172.3, Sodium 1755.5, Carbohydrate 27.9, Fiber 5.3, Sugar 6.8, Protein 20.8

CHICK-PEA CHILI SOUP (MOCK MENUDO) HANGOVER CURE



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A quick and satisfying recipe, best served when one needs to recover from a late night! Recipe from the book WHAT TO COOK When You Think There's Nothing in the House to Eat. By Arthur Schwartz. Menudo is a legendary tripe soup/stew of Mexico and the Southwest United States, where the joints that serve it often don't open until midnight. Menudo can, its devotees say prevent a hangover. Tripe soup eaters all over the world claim this, so it must work. Experts on such nutritional/medical matters explain that its the protein from the tripe and the liquid of the soup medium that stave off the side effects of overindulgence. Theoretically, high-protein chick-peas in soup should have a similar effect.

Provided by Nat Da Brat

Categories     Beans

Time 25m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 medium onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 large garlic cloves, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano (preferably mexican)
2 cups water (or beef or chicken stock)
1 beef bouillon cube (omit if using stock)
1 (19 ounce) can chickpeas, drained
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes (optional)
1/2 cup uncooked white rice, cooked as per directions (optional)

Steps:

  • In a saucepan over medium heat, sauté the onion in the olive oil for abour 3 minutes. (add optional bacon here, see note).
  • Stir in the garlic and continue to sauté 2 more minutes. Do not brown the garlic.
  • Stir in chili powder and oregano, sauté an other minute.
  • Add water and bouillon cube (or stock), chick-peas and tomato paste (+can of tomatoes if using).
  • Bring to a simmer and simmer steadily for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Meanwhile, cook rice separately.
  • To serve, put a portion of rice in a bowl, then ladle in the hot soup.
  • Notes:.
  • - For extra flavor and texture, you can also fry up a bit of chopped up bacon in the olive oil before adding the onions (keep the bacon fat! (then continue with step 2).
  • -The rice is just an option but is a comforting filler.
  • -Serve on its own or with hot sauce, diced avocado, green onions or cilantro.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 254.2, Fat 8.8, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 0.1, Sodium 673.4, Carbohydrate 37.8, Fiber 7.7, Sugar 3, Protein 8

EASY MENUDO



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Categories     Soup/Stew     Beef

Yield 8 people

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 pounds tripe
3 pounds nixtamal (hominy) frozen, not canned
3 pounds pigs feet (not calves) cut into quarters
1 large onion diced
1 bunch green onion cut up in 1/4" pieces
1 bunch of cilantro chopped
2 tablespoons Oregano
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1 head of garlic
2 tablespoons salt

Steps:

  • Wash tripe thoroughly, remove excess fat and cut into bite sized pieces, wash nixtamal and pigs feet well and combine all ingredient in a large pot with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil and simmer slowly until corn opens and is cooked (not overcooked). Skim off grease. It is best if you can refrigerate it in order to remove all grease. Serve with fresh cilantro, chopped onion, lime wedges and tortillas.

Tips:

  • Use the right cut of meat. Beef cheek or oxtail are the traditional meats used in menudo, but you can also use beef tongue, short ribs, or brisket.
  • Soak the meat overnight. This will help to remove any impurities and make the meat more tender.
  • Use a large pot. Menudo is a big soup, so you'll need a large pot to cook it in.
  • Don't overcrowd the pot. If you overcrowd the pot, the meat and vegetables won't cook evenly.
  • Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. This will help to prevent the soup from boiling over.
  • Simmer the soup for several hours. The longer you simmer the soup, the more flavorful it will be.
  • Add the hominy and spices towards the end of the cooking time. This will help to prevent the hominy from becoming mushy and the spices from becoming too overpowering.
  • Serve the soup hot with your favorite toppings. Menudo is traditionally served with chopped onion, cilantro, lime wedges, and tortillas.

Conclusion:

Menudo is a delicious and hearty soup that is perfect for a cold winter day. It is also a great way to use up leftover beef. With a little planning and effort, you can easily make a delicious pot of menudo at home. So next time you're looking for a soup to warm you up, give menudo a try.

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