menudo

menudo Recipe

Recipe Details

Alternate Name:

pork and mixed vegetable stew

Prepration Time:

7

Cook Time:

35

Servings:

6

Health Index:

Healthy

Level of Difficulty:

Easy

Recipe Description:

looking for a complete meal that comes with meat and vegetables? try this healthy dish from the Philippines! it's rich in tomato sauce which is known to have lycopene---a phytochemical. recent human clinical trials and clinical studies suggests that lycopene helps reduce heart diseases and certain cancer! as the word suggests," phyto-chemical" it's as if it fights bad elements in our body! and that's not all, this dish also contains plantain, green peas, chick peas, potatoes, carrots, to give you more of the essential nutrients and meat to give your muscles the protein they need. how's that for being complete?

Recipe Story:

menudo is mostly known as the name of a famous latino boy band that was very famous during the 80's. btw, this band was the starting point of ricky martin during his youth. menudo is also known as a name of a traditional dish in mexico. frequently a spicy soup made with tripe. some variants may contain hooves or trotters and stomach. in the Philippines, Menudo also refers to an entirely different dish. This dish, in contrast, is made of garlic, onions, pork chops in cubes, potato, carrots, green bell peppers, soy sauce and tomato sauce, and seasoned with salt and pepper. some variants however will include chickpeas, red peppers, pork liver, raisins and plantain.

Ingredients:

1/2 k pork, cut into half inch cubes 2 medium potatoes, cut into half inch cubes 3 medium carrots, cut into half inch cubes 1 cup chick peas, cooked 1 cup green peas, cooked 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into cubes 1 medium green bell pepper, cut into cubes half cup raisins 4 cups tomato sauce 3 medium plantain (ripe), cut into cubes 1 medium onion, cut into cubes 5 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped half cup water cooking oil salt and pepper to taste optional: string beans (quartered) as shown in the picture for gourmet cooking: use different colors of bell pepper (as shown in picture; yellow and red), liver and black sweet raisins.

Directions:

I.. saute pork cubes in garlic and onion until almost done. II. pour water and add in potato and carrot cubes. bring to a boil. III. add in tomato sauce, and bring to a boil. IV. add in banana cubes, chick peas, green peas, and bell peppers. bring to a boil. V. add salt and pepper to taste. add in raisins. stir and simmer for few minutes and serve.

Source : Asian Pictures Recipes with Videos