Filipino Pork Menudo Recipe | Home Cooking With Mama LuLu

pork shoulder

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Chicken breast reduces fat content while pork belly offers a more affordable option.

raisins

🥗Healthier: dried cranberries

💰Cheaper: sugar

Dried cranberries provide a similar sweetness with fewer calories.

Heat cooking oil in a large pan until hot.

Add minced garlic and sauté until fragrant, being careful not to burn it.

Add chopped onion and cook until translucent.

Mix in pork belly and pork shoulder; cook until browned.

Add water (about 1 cup) to the pan for sauce and to tenderize the pork; let simmer for about 5 minutes.

Once boiling, add carrots and cook for about 5 minutes.

Stir in tomato paste, pickles relish, sugar, Knorr chicken powder, and liver spread; mix well.

Add potatoes and soy sauce; mix to incorporate.

Add raisins and Filipino hot dog; mix well.

Incorporate pork liver and bay leaves; season with salt and ground pepper.

Finally, add bell pepper and sweet peas; mix and let simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Cooking Techniques

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