sandys menudo

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Sandy Mika
Chicago, IL

this is my tweaked out menudo, I've been making it this way for about 20yrs, and my family and friends like it this way, sometimes I do add a couple pounds of pork to it also. This makes a lot of soup.

(1 rating)
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 4 Hr
method Stove Top

Ingredients For sandys menudo

  • 1
    cows foot
  • 2
    pigs feet
  • 5 lb
    beef honeycomb tripe
  • 5 lb
    beef stew meat
  • 3 or 4
    beef shanks
  • 1 lg
    onion, diced
  • 5 or 6 clove
    garlic , minced
  • 3 Tbsp
    cumin
  • 3 Tbsp
    oregano, dried
  • 3 Tbsp
    chili powder
  • 3 or 4
    bay leaves dried
  • 1 or 2 tsp
    cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp
    adobo powder
  • 2 pkg
    sazon seasoning
  • 1/2 c
    sofrito
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 2 handfuls chopped cilantro
  • juice from 2 lemons
  • 1
    huge can hominy
  • water

How To Make sandys menudo

  • 1
    wash tripe and feet, cut tripe into bite size pieces.
  • 2
    put tripe ,feet, and all meat in a very large pot, cover with water, and put to simmer, add everything but the lemon juice and the hominy. (you can add 1 or 2 tsp of red pepper flakes if you like)
  • 3
    Simmer for a few hours till meat is very tender, remove meat and feet and bones with a slotted spoon.cut meat into bite sized pieces and return to pot.
  • 4
    add hominy and lemon juice and cook about an hour longer.
  • 5
    serve with lemon wedges, jalapenos,or red pepper flakes, diced onion and cilantro with lots and lots of corn tortillas

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