Best Menudo Tripe Soup Recipes

MENUDO (BEEF TRIPE SOUP) image

Yield 8 people

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 calf's foot (about 1 to 1 1/2 pounds)
2 pounds honeycomb tripe
1 large onion
3 cloves garlic, peeled
6 peppercorns
2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
4 quarts of water
3 large chiles anchos
1 large chile poblano, peeled or 2 canned, peeled green chiles
1/2 cup canned hominy (1 pound) drained
1 scant teaspoon oregano
2 whole limes
1 cup chopped cilantro

Steps:

Have the butcher cut the calf's foot into four pieces. Cut the tripe into 1 inch squares. Put them into a 8 quart pot with the rest of the ingredients. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Lower the flame and simmer uncovered for about 2 hours, or until the tripe and foot are just tender but not too soft. Meanwhile, toast the chilies well. Slit them open and remove the seeds and veins from the chile poblano, cut it into strips, and add to the meat while it is cooking. Remove the pieces of calf's foot from the pen, and when they are cool enough to handle, strip off the fleshy parts. Chop them roughly and return them to the pan. Add hominy and continue cooking the menudo slowly, still uncovered, for another 2 hours. Add salt as necessary. Sprinkle with oregano and serve with chopped onion, cilantro and lime on the side.

Menudo (Tripe Soup) image

Provided by Karen From Colorado

Categories Breakfast

Time 4h10m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 lbs honeycomb tripe
1 (1 1/2 lb) veal knuckle
6 cups water
3 medium onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon coriander seed
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 (15 ounce) can hominy
dried chile pequins or crushed red pepper flakes
lime wedge

Steps:

Cut tripe into 1-inch pieces.
Place in a dutch oven with veal knuckle, water, onions, garlic, salt, coriander, oregano, the 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper, and the pepper.
Simmer, covered, 3 hours until tripe is clear and jellylike in appearance and veal is tender.
Remove veal knuckle from pot.
When cool enough to handle, discard bones, chop meat and return to pot.
Add undrained hominy.
Cover and simmer 20 minutes longer.
Serve with pequin chilies or crushed red pepper to taste.
Garnish with lime wedges.