Pork Menudo
By: Gee Jay Coleco
Published: Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 2:08am

Ingredients




1/2 kilo pork, menudo cut (small cubes)
1/4 small kilo pork liver,  cubes
6 mediums size tomatoes, about 4 for large sizes, minced (not diced)
5 mediums size onions, about 3 for large sizes, also minced (You can use either red or white o
4 mediums size red/green bell pepper, minced
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 large potatoes, peeled and diced
3 large carrots, peeled and diced
1/2 cup frozen green peas
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup garbanzos, aka white chickpeas, cooked (optional)
3 pcs. chorizo de bilbao, aka chinese sausage (optional)
20 pcs. hard-boiled quail eggs (optional)
oil
butter or margarine
salt and pepper

Preparation

1 Heat your wok or big kawali. Make sure it's hot before you put oil. Fry the potatoes until half-cooked. Set aside. 2 On the same pan, add butter and garlic. Do not burn the garlic. 3 Add the pork, tomatoes, onions and bell pepper. Add salt and pepper to taste. You can also add 1 pork cube for a richer flavor. Reduce to low heat. Juices will eventually come out from the vegetables so no need to add water. Cover, stirring occasionally. Simmer until pork is tender or until the liquid has almost dried up leaving a thick sauce. 4 Add the liver, cover for about 5 minutes. I'm adding the liver at a later part because we don't want to overcook it. Liver cooks fast and it can be tough if overdone. 5 Add the potatoes, carrots, green peas and raisins (and the rest of the ingredients, if any). Simmer for 15 more minutes stirring occasionally. 6 Serve with steamed rice.

About


This recipe is a Filipino dish which is greatly influenced by the Spanish people. You seldom go to a food stall and not find Menudo on the menu. Menudo is a pork stew combined with vegetable and spices. The sweetness of raisins and the spice of pepper create an explosion of flavor in your mouth. Though, it takes time preparing the ingredients because of all the chopping and slicing, the cooking process is easy since all you have to do is dump everything in.
The good thing with this dish is that you can omit some of the ingredients depending on your preference (i.e., You may not add liver if you don't like it).