Menudo Recipe With Pigs Feet

MENUDO ROJO (RED MENUDO)

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.

MENUDO

Steps:

• Wash tripe thoroughly. Remove the excess fat from the tripe and cut it into bite-sized pieces. Rinse the hominy well in a colander under running water. Wash the pigs feet well also.
• Combine all ingredients, except for garnishes, in a large pot with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to low and simmer slowly until hominy opens and is cooked. Do not overcook. Skim the excess fat from the surface. It is best if you can refrigerate the Menudo in order to remove all of the grease.
• Ladle into bowls, and garnish with additional fresh cilantro, chopped green onions, minced pequin chiles, and lemon wedges. Serve with toasted bolillos (a Mexican bread made with corn flour).

MENUDO

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.

MENUDO WITH PIG'S FEET

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.

WHITE MENUDO SOUP

Steps:

• Remove the Honeycomb tripe from the package, drain and rinse. Place in a large pot or bowl and squeeze the lime juice over the tripe and fill the pot with water. Let the tripe soak in that lime juice and water solution for 30 minutes, then drain and rinse again. This step will
• help eliminate any unpleasant smells from the tripe. Drain and rinse again, pat dry with paper towels, and cut into 2-inch pieces. Place the pieces, with the onion, garlic and bay leaf in a large pot with a lid and fill with the water.
• Place on medium-high heat, and bring to a boil. Skim off the foam that will form on the top after a few minutes. Now, partially cover the pot, reduce the heat to medium-low, and gently simmer for about 2 hours. If you are adding the calf's foot, remove as soon as it has cooked. Once it's cool enough to handle, chop the meaty parts and discard the bones, return the meat to the pot.
• Add the drained and rinsed white hominy along with oregano, and the sprig of mint. Keep cooking slowly, for about another ½ hour. If the tripe if too chewy, it needs more cooking. Well, cooked tripe should be tender when you bite it. Add salt as needed. Some cooks like to add granulated chicken bouillon to add more flavors to the broth instead of salt.
• Serve the White Menudo soup in bowls, and pass the garnishes around the table, so everyone can add them to their personal liking.

EASY CROCK POT MENUDO WITH PIG'S FOOT

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!

SPICY TRIPE SOUP (MENUDO)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Cover hominy with water and soak overnight or for at least 8 hours.
• Drain hominy and put in a medium-sized pot.
• Cover with 2 to 3 inches of water and bring it to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer hominy for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add more hot water as needed to maintain that hominy is covered in liquid.
• Drain hominy and transfer to a large pot. Add tripe to pot, along with pig's feet, onion, oregano, garlic, and peppercorns.
• Cover with 2 to 3 inches of water and bring it to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and keep at a simmer for 2 hours. Stir occasionally.
• Add chilies. Cook soup for 1 additional hour.
• Stir before serving. Place a serving of soup in a bowl and garnish with cilantro. Serve with limes, chopped onions, and extra cilantro on the side so everyone can garnish their own bowl. Accompany with bolillos, tortillas, or tostadas, any Mexican table sauce of your liking, and sliced avocados.

DELICIOUS MENUDO

Steps:

• 1. Cut tripe in small bite size pieces. Cut pigs feet in 2 in. Pieces (you can get these sliced by your butcher).
• 2. Put meat in large pot with about 1 gallon of water and simmer together with salt, complete seasoning, garlic, and cilantro for about 4 hrs. or until tripe and pigs feet are tender.
• 3. While cooking add more water if necessary and skim off white foam that forms on top.
• 4. Add chili powder and hominy, and simmer the last 30 min. of cooking.
• 5. Serve with lemon wedges, chopped onion, and cilantro.
• 6. Great with cold drinks, friends and love! Enjoy delicious menudo!