Pork Menudo

Pork Menudo

In almost every Philippine town fiestas or gatherings, Pork Menudo can be seen in the dining table. This is one of the favorite “putahe” (dish) served and this was the reason why different variations of this dish existed. Many Pork Menudo recipes include hotdogs (pinoy red hotdogs), green peas, or garbanzos and others would add sun dried raisins too.

Menudo Recipe

Ingredients:

2 lbs pork
1/2 lb pig’s liver
1 cup carrots, diced
1 cup potatoes, diced
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 piece lemon
1 small onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon sugar
3/4 cup tomato sauce
1 cup water
4 pieces hotdogs, sliced diagonally
2 tablespoons cooking oil
2 to 3 pieces dried bay leaves
salt and pepper to taste


Cooking Procedure:

Combine pork, soysauce, and lemon in a bowl. Marinate for at least 1 hour.
Heat oil in a pan
Saute garlic and onion.
Add the marinated pork. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes.
Pour in tomato sauce and water and then add the bay leaves.Let boil and simmer for 30 minutes to an hour depending on the toughness of the pork. Note: Add water as necessary.
Add-in the liver and hot dogs.Cook for 5 minutes.
Put-in potatoes, carrots, sugar,salt, and pepper. Stir and cook for 8 to 12 minutes.
Serve. Share and enjoy!