Pork Menudo Recipe
A favorite menu during celebrations! This pork menudo is made with pork meat and liver in rich tomato sauce; simply delicious, it will definitely delight your guests!
Equipment
- Chopping board and knife
- measuring cup and measuring spoons
- pan or wok
- wodden spoon
Ingredients
- 1 kilogram pork meat --- kasim, pigue or liempo
- 2-3 pieces dried bay leaves
- 1-2 cups water
- 200 grams pork liver
- ¼ cup lemon or calamansi juice
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 250 grams tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 large carrots, cut into cubes
- 2 large potatoes, cut into cubes
- 1 small green bell pepper, cut into cubes
- 1 small red bell pepper, cut into cubes
- 5 pieces hotdogs, sliced into 1/2 inch thick
- salt and pepper, as required
Instructions
- Marinade pork liver with lemon juice (or calamansi juice), soy sauce and ground black pepper. Cover and set aside.
- In a medium pan, combine pork meat, water, dried bay leaves, salt and pepper. Turn the heat to medium and pre-cook for about 15 minutes or until meat is slightly tender and all side are no longer pink. Stir occasionally. Separate meat from the broth and set aside.
- In a large pan, heat oil over medium heat. Sauté garlic and onion and cook until translucent.
- Add the pre-cooked pork meat and mix to incorporate. Then add the tomato sauce, fish sauce and pepper. Mix to fully combine.
- Pour about 1 cup of pork broth and bring to boil.
- Lower heat, cover and cook for around 15-20 minutes or until pork meat is tender. Add more broth if needed.
- Add carrots and potatoes. Simmer for another 5 minutes or until becomes tender.
- Add liver, green bell pepper, red bell pepper and hotdogs. Note: Drain and wash pork liver thoroughly with water.
- Cook for another 5-7 minutes or until pork liver is cooked through but not overcook. Season with salt and pepper as needed.
- Transfer in a serving plate. Serve with rice or bread.
- Share and enjoy!
