Red Menudo Easy Recipe Menudo Rojo

beef tripe

🥗Healthier: chicken tripe

💰Cheaper: pork tripe

Chicken tripe is lower in fat, while pork tripe is often less expensive.

pork feet

🥗Healthier: chicken feet

💰Cheaper: beef shank

Chicken feet are lower in calories, while beef shank can be more affordable.

hominy

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: corn kernels

Quinoa is more nutritious, while corn kernels are often cheaper.

Soak beef feet in water with baking soda and salt for at least 30 minutes.

Soak beef tripe in water with lime juice and water for at least 30 minutes.

Rinse beef feet and tripe with cold water until clear.

Cut tripe into smaller pieces, removing excess fat.

In a 6-quart pot, add beef feet and tripe with water, cover, and cook for about 1.5 hours.

Check for impurities and remove them after 20 minutes of cooking.

Add one whole onion, two heads of garlic, four bay leaves, and salt to taste.

Cover and continue cooking.

Toast 15 Chile guajillos and two chiles anchos, then transfer to a pot and cover with water, cooking for 10 minutes.

Blend the toasted chiles with some cooking water, one teaspoon black pepper, salt to taste, 12 garlic cloves, and 1/4 white onion.

After 1.5 hours of cooking, add the blended salsa and one tablespoon of menudo mix, adjusting salt as needed.

Cover and cook for another hour and a half.

Remove garlic, onion, and bay leaves after total cooking time of 3 hours.

Add 10 ounces of pre-cooked hominy, mix, cover, and cook for 30 minutes.

Serve with onion and cilantro.

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