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menudo

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Private Recipe by
Raven Higheagle
Prescott, AZ

Often made on New Years morning this authentic menudo is supposed to have medicinal qualities and helps with hangovers. but I just love it!

yield serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 2 Hr
method Stove Top

Ingredients For menudo

  • 3 lb
    honeycomb tripe, cut into bite sized pieces
  • 3 lb
    fresh pigs feet
  • 1 lg
    white onion, peeled and chopped
  • 1
    ancho chile, roasted, seeded, peeled and coarsely chopped
  • 2
    poblano chiles, roasted, seeded, peeled and coarsely chopped
  • 5 to 6 c
    white hominy, drained (3 large cans or one restaurant sized can)
  • 5 clove
    garlic peeled and chopped
  • 1 Tbsp
    oregano
  • 5
    peppercorns

How To Make menudo

  • 1
    Place hominy into a large pot. Add tripe, pigs feet, onion, oregano, garlic and peppercorns. Cover with 2-3 inches of water and bring to a boil.
  • 2
    Reduce to a simmer and cover. Simmer for 2 hours. Add in chiles, cook for an additional hour and then serve hot.
  • 3
    You may remove the pigs feet, remove the meat from them and replace the meat back into the pot before serving.
  • 4
    Serve this soup with tortillas and chopped onion and cilantro and chopped green onion.
  • 5
    NOTE: The original recipe calls for dried hominy. I used canned for the recipe. If you can find dried hominy then use it.
  • 6
    DIRECTIONS FOR DRIED HOMINY: Cover 2 cups hominy with water and soak overnight. Then place hominy in a medium pot, cover with 2-3 inches of water and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook hominy for 2 hours, adding more hot water as necessary to keep hominy covered.
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