Pork Menudo Recipe That’ll Make Your Family Beg for Seconds | Hearty and Tasty

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.

In a bowl, combine pork, soy sauce, calamansi/lemon juice, and pepper. Marinate for 10 to 15 minutes.

In a large pan, heat about ¼ cup oil. Add potatoes and carrots and cook until lightly browned. Remove from the pan and set aside.

Remove excess oil except for about two tablespoons. Add bell peppers and cook on high heat for about 30 to 40 seconds. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels.

Add hotdogs and cook until lightly browned. Remove and set aside.

Add more oil to the pan as needed. Sear the liver just until lightly browned. Remove and set aside.

In the same pan, add oil as needed. Add onions and garlic and cook until softened. Drain the marinated pork well, reserving marinade. Add to the pan and cook until lightly browned.

Add tomato paste and cook for about 1 minute, stirring until evenly distributed. Add the reserved marinade, tomato sauce, and water. Stir to distribute and bring to a boil, skimming scum that floats on top. Lower heat, cover, and simmer for about 35 to 45 minutes or until the pork is tender and sauce is slightly reduced.

Add potatoes, carrots, hotdogs, garbanzos, raisins, and green peas. Continue to cook until potatoes and carrots are tender.

Add liver and let stand for a few seconds before stirring. Continue to simmer until cooked through.

Add bell peppers. Season with Maggi magic sarap. Continue to cook until the sauce is reduced and slightly thickened.

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