Menudo

I have a blended family. We are both foodies, and both culture literally eat everything and anything. So there is nothing we need to avoid in our diet. Me being a person love to try new recipes and new foods, I had to make this Mexican delicacy. And it turned out fabulous. Let me put it this way, it was supposed to be our breakfast next day, and we were only supposed to taste for seasoning. We ended up eating a bowl, each, at mid night…and we barely had enough for breakfast the following day.

Ingredients:

• 3 lb honey comb trip, thoroughly washed with water and vinegar. Cut into bite size pieces with a pair of sharp kitchen scissors.
• 6 TBSP menudo mix (store bought or home made)
• 2 tsp Mexican oregano
• 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 1/2 onion, roughly chopped
• 1/2 c water
• 2 beef bullion cubes
• 1 dried bay leaf
• 1 large can of drained and rinsed hominy (optional)
• onions, cilantro and lime for garnish
• salt to taste

Method:

In a blender, blend onion, garlic, beef bullion and water until smooth.

In a large pot, add cleaned cut tripe, water, onion garlic mixture from the blender, and all the remaining ingredients except for hominy and garnish into the pot.

Add water to fill pot to 3/4 full, and mix well.

Bring to a rapid boil and lower heat to medium. Boil for 1 hour with lid on. The kitchen smells divine!!

Add hominy beans and boil for another 45 minutes or until tender.

Taste for seasoning, add salt as needed. Serve a bowl, garnish with freshly chopped onions, cilantro and squirt with lime juice.