Menudo

Name: Menudo
Ingredients: 6 pounds tripe cut into 1 inch pieces; 1 gallon water; 2 medium onions chopped; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tablespoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 2 each ancho chilies; 1 tablespoon cilantro; 7 cups yellow hominy

9 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

6 pounds tripe cut into 1 inch pieces
1 gallon water
2 medium onions chopped
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 each ancho chilies
1 tablespoon cilantro
7 cups yellow hominy

Directions

1

For starters, you must place the tripe, water, onions, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large kettle and let it simmer over low heat for about two hours, skimming fat as necessary.
2

Next, you must toast the chiles well.
3

Then you slit them open and remove the seeds and veins.
4

You must grind them until they are very fine and then you add them to the kettle.
5

Continuing, you can add the cilantro and let it simmer for about two hours.
6

At last, you can add the hominy and cook for another thirty minutes.
7

Finally, it is a good idea to serve with lime wedges.