Pork menudo
May 10, 2003
Filed under Filipino food, Meat recipes
Spanish in origin, menudo is similar to cocido, except that no chorizo de bilbao, (spanish sausage) is added. Menudo is a rich dish with sauce thickened and flavored by finely chopped onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. The acidity of the tomatoes and tomato paste is tempered by the sweetness of raisins.
Unlike pork meat, pork liver becomes tougher with longer cooking. It is always advisable to add the liver towards the end of the cooking time. When liver is cut in small pieces, as with pork menudo, they are fully cooked within minutes. To test for doneness, take a piece of liver from the casserole after about 3 minutes of cooking. Pierce the liver through the center with a fork. If blood runs out, cook for another 30 seconds.
The potato cubes can be pre-cooked by frying, boiling or steaming. However, pre-cooking them is not absolutely necessary. You can add them to the casserole about 15 minutes before cooking time is up. But you have to watch your dish carefully after adding them. Be sure that there is enough liquid to cook the potatoes. Bear in mind too that too much liquid will result in a soupy menudo. You will need to add more salt if you cook the potatoes this way as they will absorb much of the salt. The advantage is that they will also absorb flavor.
Menudo can also be cooked using boneless chicken thighs.
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Hi Connie,
Happy new year!
I’ll be hosting dinner again this weekend and was wondering what would go with menudo. Are you able to suggest a chicken dish and a vegetable entree?
Your recipes are truly very tasty.
Thanks!
Omar
can i use chicken livers? can i boil the carrots and potatoes with the pork towards the end instead of boiling them separately? thanks connie. i think i did good with the bistek and beef with broccoli.
chicken livers are much much better, felixberto. instead of boiling the carrots and potatoes, try pan-frying them. they acquire better texture that way.
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