Best 4 Tripe Soup Recipes

MENUDO (BEEF TRIPE SOUP)

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)

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.

BUSECA (GARBANZO- BEAN-AND-TRIPE SOUP)

Steps:

• Thoroughly rinse the tripe under cold running water. Fill a large bowl with 6 cups ice water and add 2 tablespoons of the vinegar. Place the tripe in the bowl and soak for 30 minutes. Remove from the water, pat dry and cut into 1-inch cubes.
• In a large stockpot, combine the tripe, 5 bay leaves, pepper flakes, thyme, oregano, 1 gallon (16 cups) water and the remaining 1 cup vinegar. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook at a full boil for 1 hour. Remove from the heat and let cool. Drain the tripe, rinse in cold water and reserve.
• In another large stockpot over high heat, combine the oil, onions, tomatoes, garlic, parsley and remaining 2 bay leaves. Stir and cook for 5 minutes. Add the stock, reserved tripe, garbanzo beans, white navy beans and turnips, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• Add the carrots, cabbage and rice. Recover and simmer for another hour. Add the chorizo, morcilla, cheese and basil. Stir and simmer 10 minutes. Ladle into bowls and serve.

TRIPE, WHITE BEAN AND VEGETABLE SOUP ( BUSECCA)

Steps:

• Place tripe in a large saucepan and add enough cold water to cover it by at least 2 inches.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer partially covered for 1 1/2 hours. Drain the tripe in a sieve and set aside.
• Meanwhile, combine the beans and 3 qts. of water in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Boil briskly for 2 minutes, remove the pan from the heat, and let the beans soak for 1 hour. Pour off the soaking water and set the beans aside.
• In a heavy 6-8 quart casserole, heat the oil over moderate heat until a light haze forms above it. Add the onions, carrots, celery, leeks, and cabbage.
• Stir well, cover the casserole, and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft but not brown.
• Add the tripe, beans, tomatoes, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, and chicken stock and, stirring frequently, bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer partially covered for 1 hour.
• Then stir in the spinach, potatoes and tomato paste, and continue to simmer for about 20 minutes longer, or until the beans and potatoes are tender but not falling apart.
• Taste for seasoning and serve at once from a heated tureen or soup plates.