Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2011

I COOKED MINE DIFFERENTLY, I CLEANED THE TRIPE WITH WATER & VINEGAR OVERNIGHT (HELPS ELIMINATE SMELL). NEXT, PLACED PATA DE PUERCO(FOOT)IN POT & SUBMERGE FOOT WITH WATER, HALF AN ONION & 1 GARLIC HEAD, DOESN'T NEED TOO MUCH WATER BECAUSE IT WILL LOOSE FLAVOR. COOKED FOOT FOR 1 1/2HR OR UNTIL FOOT IS TENDER. NEXT, ADDED TRIPE AND COOKED FOR 1HR UNTIL TRIPE IS SOFT. ONCE TRIPE WAS COOKED I ADDED THE HOMINY. AFTER ADDING HOMINY I USED 4 CHILES GUAJILLO AND 4 CALIFORNIA REMOVED SEEDS AND SUBMERGED IN BOILING WATER UNTIL SOFTENED, THEN PLACED IN BLENDER WITH A LITTLE WATER AND ADDED TO POT WITH TRIPE AND HOMINY. COOKED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND FINITO! GARNISHED WITH CILANTRO, ONION, RADISH AND LIME JUICE.

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Gabilina

Living In: Chula Vista, California, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2011

It is way easier to make a puree instead of finely blending peppers into a powder. Also, de arbol chiles are too spicy for an all around soup. California or New Mexico chiles are best suited for Menudo.

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merrilynn

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2011

I've eaten menudo for several years in many a resaurante mexicano and this is by far the best

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snakehunter

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Gaffney, South Carolina, USA

Reviewed: May 12, 2011

I have to agree with other people on this--it was too spicy for me. I couldn't even finish my bowl. My husband loved it, though.

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SHAVON

Reviewed: May 5, 2011

i prefer lemon with mine. and i have found that this is not an inexpensive dish. tripe is not cheap. i like a lot of tripe in mine and I put ten pounds in my personal recipe. but i do not measure, i just add to taste after the tripe has cooked for a few hours.

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shaunaleigh1983

Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2010

It was okay but too spicy for menudo... i will keep my original recipe using chile guajillo. As for the people who had questions about the feet i have always been taught to cook in a seperate pan when you start the menudo since it takes a little but longer to cook through and produces a lot of grease so its easier to mix them together once they have cooked through

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jsidon85

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2010

For those who do not like the smell of menudo . I soak it in 1/4 cup of distilled white vinegar and cold water soak for 3 hrs and rinse and continue cooking. Been cooking this for 33 yrs. this way no smells .

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Krism

Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2010

our family always uses chile ancho, we split them open, remove the seeds and veins then soak them in boiling water for about an hour to make the skins easier to remove before we blend them with the garlic and spices. all the skin does not come off just to let you know. then we add them to the soup to finish cooking with the meat. we also use beef feet and legs. makes for a great broth. just boil them with the second water.

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aaawitch

Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2010

Not sure what I did wrong but this came out really watered down. Dissapointed.

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angela

Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2010

When i first read this recipe I thought they had accidentally put tablespoons instead of teaspoons for the spices, but i followed it exactly. After tasting, and reading the coments about how hot it is, I am convinced. I mean, 1 1/2 TBL salt? The nutritional info says that is 73% of the daily requirement in each serving. I use way too much salt, and I use pepper flakes or Tabasco on everything I eat, and my first impression was this was too salty and too hot. The recipe seems solid, but next time I will substitute teaspoons and adjust upwards if neccessary.

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