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

· 1/4 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, potatoes and raisins. Boil of another 2 minutes.

· Salt and pepper to taste.

· Serve hot with white rice.