Delicious Menudo Without Tripe Food

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.

DELICIOUS MENUDO (WITHOUT TRIPE)

Steps:

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

AUTHENTIC SUNDAY MENUDO

Steps:

• Wash tripe thoroughly and cut into bitsize (1") pieces.
• Rinse knuckles and place in pot along with cut up tripe.
• Add water and bring to boil.
• Once boiling, add quartered onions, garlic, salt, oregano, red pepper flakes, pepper, green onions, japones, cayenne, and green chilies.
• Cover and reduce heat to a simmer.
• Cook 3 hours until tripe is almost clear and jelly-like.
• Remove the knuckles, and when cool, remove the meat, chop it & return it to pot.
• Throw out bones from the knuckles.
• Stir in hominy and cook another hour with the pot covered.
• Serve with sides of chopped onion, cilantro, and lime quarters.

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 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.".