Menudo

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: beef

Chicken is lower in fat and cost-effective.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: canola oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Canola oil is a healthier alternative with a similar flavor.

Slice hot dogs thinly and diagonally or crosswise.

Cut pork casim into pieces, preferably with some fat.

Mix the pork with soy sauce and calamansi (optional) and let it marinate for 15 minutes.

Deep fry the potatoes until the outer part starts to brown, then set aside.

Deep fry the carrots until they start to brown, then set aside with the potatoes.

In the same pan, add a little oil and sauté chopped onion until soft, then add chopped garlic and sauté for 30 seconds.

Add the marinated pork to the pan and sauté until the outer part is browned.

Add tomato sauce and dried bay leaves to the pan.

Pour in beef broth and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer until the pork is tender, adding water or more broth if necessary.

Once the pork is tender, add the fried potatoes and carrots back into the pan and stir.

Add green peas and cook for an additional 2 minutes.

Season with black pepper and Maggie Magic seasoning, stirring for another 30 seconds.

Transfer the menudo to a serving plate and serve.

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