How do you cook menudo soup?

Answer 1

1 Package 16 oz Fideo Pasta (Sold in the Ethnic isle)

4 Medium size tomatoes

3/4 cup of chopped onion

3 garlic cloves

1/4 cup of chicken bouillon

4 cups of water or chicken stock

4 tbs of vegetable oil

First step is to make the sauce for the fideo. Blend the tomatoes, 2 cloves of garlic and 1/4 of onion with two cups of water for a minute on medium speed and set it aside.

In a 4 quart pan turn the stove on medium temperature and pour the oil into the pan wait until the oil is hot and add 1/2 cup of the chopped onion. Cook the onion until translucent than add one garlic clove (chopped). Immediately add the fideo and start to brown it. Do not step away from the stove or stop stirring the fideo, since it will burn very easy. Once the fideo is browned add the sauce and the four cups of water. Let it come to a boil than add the 1/4 of chicken bouillon at this point cover the skillet and let it simmer for 15 minutes until the fideo is tender. If you do not want to make the tomato sauce, you may use one can of an 8 oz plain tomato sauce. You will need a total of 6 cups of water or chicken stock. You may serve the fideo with cheese or sour cream on the top and warm corn or flour tortillas on the side. On a side note, I like to add two raw eggs on the fideo right before it starts cooking for 15 minutes. The eggs cook and I have a meal with protein.

Answer 2

Often made on New Years morning this authentic menudo is supposed to have medicinal qualities and helps with hangovers.

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs honeycomb tripe
• 2 lbs pigs feet
• 1 large onion, peeled and chopped
• 1 ancho Chile, roasted, seeded, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 2 poblano chiles, roasted, seeded, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 2 cups dried hominy
• 5 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 5 peppercorns
• water

Preparation:Cover hominy with water and soak overnight. Then place hominy in a medium pot, cover with 2-3 inches of water and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook hominy for 2 hours, adding more hot water as necesary to keep hominy covered.

Drain hominy and place into a large pot. Cut tripe into bite-size pieces and add into pot. Add pigs feet, onion, oregano, garlic and peppercorns. Cover with 2-3 inches of water and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cover. Simmer for 2 hours. Add in chiles, cook for an additional hour and then serve hot.

You may remove the pigs feet, remove the meat from them and replace the meat back into the pot before serving.

Serve this soup with tortillas and chopped onion and cilantro.

Source is:

http://mexicanfood.about.com/od/authenticfamilyrecipes/r/Menudo.htm

Answer 3

about 6 hours if done the classic way.