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Suggest a better descriptionIts traditional to recover from a night on the town with a bracing bowl of menudo. Scrape off any fat from tripe. Cut tripe into 1-inch squares. Place tripe and calfs foot in a large bowl. Add vinegar and cold water to cover generously. Let stand 3 hours. Drain. Rinse tripe and calfs foot thoroughly. Place in a large pot. Add garlic and onion. Pour in water to cover ingredients plus 1 to 1 1/2 inches, about 3 quarts. Add salt to taste. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 6 hours or until tripe is tender. After 1 hour, skim foam from surface of soup. Skim again as needed. Add more water if liquid evaporates. Prepare Red Chile Puree. Add hominy and Red Chile Puree during last hour of cooking. Ladle into large bowls. Serve chopped green onions, cilantro, lemon wedges and hot corn tortillas separately. Makes 10 to 15 servings. Red Chile Puree: Remove stems from chiles. Break chiles open and rinse out seeds. Place in a saucepan with water to cover. Bring to a boil. Continue to boil until chiles are softened, about 5 minutes. Drain; discard water. Place chiles in blender; puree. Add enough water to make puree the consistency of tomato sauce. Press pureed chiles through a sieve to remove bits of peel. Makes about 1 cup. Variation: Substitute 1 1/2 cups nixtamal (cooked dried corn) for canned hominy. Combine with soaked tripe and calfs foot, garlic, onion and water. Cook as directed above. From: MEXICAN COOKERY by Barbara Hansen, HP Books, Tucson. 1980. ISBN 0-89586-038-4 Shared by: Karin Brewer, Cooking Echo, 6/93 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #032 by BobbieB1@aol.com on Jan 31, 1997.
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Serving Size: 1 Serving (496g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 10 | ||
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Calories: 140 | ||
Calories from Fat: 42 (30%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 4.6g | 6 % | |
Saturated Fat 1.5g | 8 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 1.8g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 0.4g | ||
Cholesterol 136.6mg | 42 % | |
Sodium 194.8mg | 7 % | |
Potassium 224.5mg | 6 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 10g | 3 % | |
Dietary Fiber 2g | 8 % | |
Sugars, other 7.9g | ||
Protein 15g | 21 % | |
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Calories per serving: 140
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