Pork Menudo

July 3, 2014

Pork Menudo is another dish that is served in Filipino celebrations. Unlike the Mexican way of cooking it using tripes, Filipinos use a combination of meat and liver.

Menudo is usually cooked with tomato sauce giving the sauce a red color. In my case, I don't put tomato sauce. I want it to look different from afritada and mechado. I just use annato seeds sauteed in cooking oil to give it color.

My way of cooking Pork Menudo

Ingredients:

• 1 kilo pork (menudo cut)
• 9 pieces calamansi
• 1 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 kilo pork liver, cut into cubes
• 1 piece Chinese sausage, sliced 
• 4 pieces potatoes, cut into cubes and soaked in water
• 2 pieces carrots, cut into cubes
• 1 piece red bell pepper, quartered
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 Tbsp annato seeds
• 1/2 cup water for the sauce
• 4 Tbsp sugar
• fish sauce, salt, ground pepper

How to cook:

• Marinate pork in soy sauce. Slice calamansi and strain the juice. Mix with the soy sauce and pork and marinate for at least 30 minutes. Set aside.

• Heat oil in pan. Put the annato seeds and stir-fry until the cooking oil becomes a bit reddish. Discard the seeds.
• In the same cooking oil, saute garlic, then onions.

• Add the Chinese sausage and continue stirring. This will give an added flavor to the dish.

• Add the marinated pork. Continue stirring.

• Once meat has browned, add the marinade, sugar and water. Let boil.

• Check the taste for seasonings. You may add salt and ground pepper 
• Put the carrots, then bell peppers

• Simmer.
• Some of the liquid will evaporate. Let the sauce thicken.
• Add the raisins.

• Continue stirring. If you want a thicker sauce, add cornstarch dissolved in water.
• Turn off heat.
• Serve in a serving dish.
• Best with hot rice and ice-cold drinks!

Note:

• Sweet green peas may be added.
• Hot dogs may replace Chinese sausages

We're done! Please try this nd give me your feedback. You may comment below.

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