Menudo, Photo by PH Morton

Menudo is something special. It is a dish that is served on special occasions like Christmas, birthdays, New Year, etc. I wonder why I have never cooked it here in the UK before!!!

This is going to be my project and I shall show you my effort.

In the meantime this is a Menudo basic recipe from
http://www.filipinofoodrecipes.net/menudo.htm

Pork Menudo Recipe

Estimated preparation & cooking time: 50 minutes

Menudo Ingredients:

1/2 kilo pork (cut into small chunks)
1/4 kilo pork liver (cut into small cubes)
5 pieces chorizo Bilbao (also cut in small pieces)
4 potatoes (peeled, cut in small cubes, fried)
1 green and 1 red bell pepper (diced)
1 cup chickpeas
1 carrot, sliced
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 cup pork or chicken stock
2 teaspoons of patis (fish sauce)
3 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon atsuete oil (optional)
3 tomatoes (diced)
1 small head of garlic (minced)
1 medium size onion (diced)

Menudo Cooking Instructions:

In a pan or wok, heat cooking oil and atsuete oil.
Saute garlic, onion. Then add the pork, liver, chorizo de Bilabo,  tomatoes, bell pepper, paprika, patis and the stock.
Cover and bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes or until the pork is tender.
Add the chickpeas, carrot, potatoes and raisins. Boil of another 2 minutes.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Serve hot with white rice.