Menudo Tripe Soup
This soup is eaten at lunch, dinner or even breakfast. It is reputed to cure hangovers when served with plenty of extra hot peppers.
Steps
Cut tripe into 1-inch pieces.
Place in a dutch oven with veal knuckle , water , onions , garlic , salt , coriander , oregano , the 1 / 4 teaspoon crushed red pepper , and the pepper.
Simmer , covered , 3 hours until tripe is clear and jellylike in appearance and veal is tender.
Remove veal knuckle from pot.
When cool enough to handle , discard bones , chop meat and return to pot.
Add undrained hominy.
Cover and simmer 20 minutes longer.
Serve with pequin chilies or crushed red pepper to taste.
Garnish with lime wedges.
Ingredients
tripe, veal knuckle, water, onions, garlic, salt, coriander seed, dried oregano, crushed red pepper flakes, pepper, hominy, dried chile pequins, lime wedge