how to Make authentic Ecuadorian Guatita..Tripe stew

beef tripe

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Chicken breast offers a leaner option, while pork belly is often less expensive.

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: sunflower seed butter

💰Cheaper: soy nut butter

Sunflower seed butter is nut-free and offers similar creaminess.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lighter and suitable for dietary restrictions.

lime

🥗Healthier: lemon

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon provides similar acidity, while vinegar is often more economical.

Wash the beef tripe with lemon and soak in milk for 5 minutes.

Cut off any visible fat from the tripe.

Boil water with one long onion and a green pepper.

Add the tripe to the boiling water and season with adobo, salt, and pepper.

Boil the tripe for 1 to 3 hours, checking for tenderness after 1 hour.

Chop the vegetables (onions, tomato, green pepper, cilantro) finely.

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a pot and sauté the chopped vegetables for 15-20 minutes.

Add a package of sazon seasoning to the sautéed vegetables after 5 minutes.

Reserve half of the sautéed mixture for later use.

Once the tripe is cooked, remove it from the pot and let it cool before cutting into pieces.

In a separate pot, boil about 4 cups of the broth from the tripe.

Add the cut potatoes and the reserved sautéed mixture to the boiling broth.

Add 2 large tablespoons of peanut butter to the pot.

Cooking Techniques

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