Menudo Rojo (Red Menudo) recipe

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Ingredients

3 gallons water, divided
2 ½ pounds beef tripe, cut into 1-inch pieces
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 large white onion, finely chopped
1 ½ tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 ½ tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons ground red pepper
5 de arbol chile peppers
6 japones chile peppers, seeds removed
6 cups canned white or yellow hominy, drained
½ white onion, chopped
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 limes, juiced

Nutrition Info

225.1 calories
carbohydrate: 31.8 g
cholesterol: 139.2 mg
fat: 5.3 g
fiber: 6 g
protein: 14.3 g
saturatedFat: 1.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1679.1 mg
sugar: 5.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a large pot, bring 1 gallon water to a boil. Place tripe in the pot, reduce heat, and simmer 2 hours. Periodically skim off fat with a spoon. Drain water, reduce heat, and pour in a fresh gallon of water. Continue to simmer tripe for 2 hours, drain.

  2. Pour remaining 1 gallon water into the pot with tripe, and bring to a boil. Stir in garlic and 1 white onion. Season with salt, pepper, oregano, and red pepper. Reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour.

  3. Preheat the broiler.

  4. Arrange the de arbol chile peppers on a baking sheet, and broil about 2 minutes, just until they begin to scorch. Remove from heat, slit lengthwise, and remove seeds. In a blender or food processor, blend the de arbol chile peppers and japones chile peppers until very finely chopped. Mix into the pot, and continue cooking 2 hours over low heat.

  5. Mix the hominy into the pot. Continue cooking 1 hour. Serve with remaining onion, cilantro, and lime juice.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

Inexpensive to make, and fully authentic, this menudo will have your Latin lovers swooning! This recipe uses a combination of chiles to deliver its trademark red color, and packs a mildly spicy punch. And it is really quite easy to make - my husband absolutely devoured it the first time I made it.

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