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menudo

(2 ratings)
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Recipe by
Jeanne Benavidez
@jeanneben
Odessa, TX

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 that has a reputation for curing hangovers. I just like it because it tastes so good. I usually make my own red chili paste to use but using this packaged Menudo Mix and ground red pepper is a little shortcut I take occasionally. Photo is from internet to show how it should look when complete.

(2 ratings)
yield 8 - 10
prep time 30 Min
cook time 4 Hr
method Stove Top

Ingredients For menudo

  • 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

How To Make menudo

  • 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.
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