The soup contains tripe, hominy and chili. It is stewed for hours with garlic and other spices. It is also rich, red and has a thin paper-like coating.
Here is the list of ingredients necessary for making the Menudo from www.recipeland.com. Click here for step-by-step directions.
2 pounds tripe cut in 1 inch squares
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
14 1/2 ounces hominy, whole, canned
1 pound pork knuckles raw
4 each garlic cloves crushed
4 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon oregano
2 tablespoons butter
Some of these items may be hard to find in a typical grocery store. Click here to purchase some of them from mexgrocer.com.
Menudo is served in big open steaming bowls. It is usually eaten in the early morning hours after people have come home from a night out.
Menudo has been known to provide medical relief to people. This includes replenishment of two key vitamins to the body, A and C. These vitamins help stimulate gastric juices and fight off a loss of appetite according to http://www.vivacincodemayo.org.
Unlike tacos and enchiladas, Menudo is not a part of the Tex-Mex cuisine. If you are in a Mexican community, then you will be sure to find the soup.
Menudo can also be found in many restaurants. In Tucson, Arizona, you can find it at Rosa's Mexican Food. It is located at 1750 E. Ft. Lowell Road and is open seven days a week, 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. They can be reached by phone at (520) 325-0362.
Menudo is served at Rosa's on Saturday and Sunday for $6. It is served with cilantro, lime, onion and chiltipin on the side.
Click here to access the restaurant's Web site.
2 comments:
sounds good man. i think im gonna have to make this...
yea man, the Raspados is good too
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