Famous Main Stay: Menudo
Serves: 6-8 people
 
Ingredients
  • 2 Tbsp                                       Cooking Oil
  • 3 cloves                                     Garlic, chopped
  • 1 medium                                  Onion, chopped
  • 5 pieces                                    Tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 pcs                                         Bay Leaf
  • 1 tsp                                          Salt
  • 1 tsp                                          Pepper
  • ¾ kilo                                       Pork, cut into small cubes
  • ½ cup                                       Tomato Paste
  • 2 cups                                      Water or Chicken Broth
  • ¼ kilo                                       Pork Liver, cut into small cubes and marinated in 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 3 pcs                                       Potatoes, cut into cubes
  • 2 pcs                                       Carrots, cut into cubes
  • ¼ cup                                      Raisins
  • ¼ cup                                      Frozen Green Peas, thawed out
  • 1 pc                                         Green Bell Pepper, cut into strips
  • According to Taste                  Patis (Fish Sauce)
Procedure
  1. In a pan, heat cooking oil and sauté garlic and onions until translucent. Add in the tomatoes and mix until soft and wilted. Add in the bay leaf, salt and pepper.
  2. Add in the pork and sauté for five minutes. Add in the tomato paste and mix well.
  3. Pour in the water and let it boil. Once boiling, add in the pork liver and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
  4. Add in the potatoes and carrot and cook for 10 minutes until they are tender.
  5. Follow the raisins, green peas and bell pepper. Check the taste and add more patis if needed. Simmer for 5 minutes more.
  6. Serve with steaming hot rice.
Recipe by Maputing Cooking at https://maputingcooking.com/recipe/famous-main-stay-menudo/