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Have you ever wondered what people in other countries use as a remedy to cure ahangover?Well, besides the classic 2 aspirins and drinking a lot of water, in México some people swear this tasty and aromaticMenudo soup, with its distinctive spongy texture, will do the magic trick of bringing you back to life. I am not sure about that, but maybe the high content of vitamin B has something to do about it, besides its rich flavor.

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Best Menudo RecipeThis soup is usually sold on weekends in small mom-and-pop kitchens called"Fondas", or in restaurants that specialize in Typical Mexicanantojitos. The soup is called different names depending on the region. It is known as "pancita", Mondongo,orMenudo. In the northern states, some cooks add Hominy to make a robust pair with the meat. The recipe also varies from region to region. Other cooks will addAnchoPeppers in addition to theguajilloand even tomato.

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It can be stored in the refrigerator for several days and freezes well, preserving its flavor.

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  • Simmer the cow feet and marrow bones in a large pot with 6 quarts of water, 5 garlic cloves, and onion for about 15 minutes at medium heat without covering. Add the tripe and oregano and cook for about 2 – 2 ½ hours approximately until tripe is tender but firm. You could also use acrockpotand set it on low for 6 hrs. To cook in the INSTANT POT, cook the meat for 40 minutes on the in the manual pressure cooker setting, then add the dried peppers sauce and cook for 10 more minutes in the manual setting. (Please check the ingredients list below)
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  • Remove the cow feet and marrow bones from the pot. Skim the fat that forms on top of the broth. Remove the bones and chop the meaty parts of to be returned to the pot.
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  • While the meat is cooking, prepare the guajillo sauce. Toast the Guajillo peppers in a griddle over medium heat.
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  • Place the roasted peppers in a bowl and cover with water. Let them soak for about 25 minutes until soft. After that, drain the peppers and place them in your blender with the rest of the garlic, ½ cup of the broth, and cumin if using. Blend until very smooth. Strain the sauce using a sieve and pour into the pot. Simmer the broth for another 30 minutes, partially covered. Taste to season with more salt if needed.
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Serve the soup in large bowls and place the garnishes in a dish in order for everyone to add to their liking.

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Menudo Recipe

Mely Martínez

This tripe soup is usually sold on weekends in small mom-and-pop kitchens called "Fondas", or in restaurants that specialize in Typical Mexican antojitos. The tripe soup is called different names depending on the region. It is known as "pancita", Mondongo, or Menudo.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 2 hours hrs

Total Time 2 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Course Beef, Soups

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 8 servings

Calories 342 kcal

Ingredients

For the broth:

  • 3 pounds of clean tripe cut into small bite size pieces
  • 1 cow’s feet It’s usually sold already cut up in pieces
  • 1 pound marrow bones
  • 4 large garlic cloves
  • 1 medium onion cut into thick slices
  • 1 ½ teaspoon salt to taste
  • 2 teaspoons dry oregano

For the sauce:

  • 6 guajillo peppers cleaned seeded, open flat, and deveined
  • 1 teaspoon of freshly ground cumin optional
  • 3 garlic cloves

For the garnishing:

  • 1 Tbsp. Piquin peppers crushed to add when serving if you like hot food.
  • Lemons cut into wedges
  • Dry Mexican oregano
  • ¾ cup white onion chopped
  • To be eaten with warm corn tortillas.

Instructions

  • Simmer the cow feet and marrow bones in a large pot with 6 quarts of water, 4 garlic cloves and an onion for about 15 minutes at medium heat without covering. During this time, skim off the foam that forms. Add the tripe and oregano and cook for about 2 – 2 ½ hours approximately until tripe is tender but firm (make sure you do not overcook). For the INSTANT POT, cook for 30 minutes. For a Pressure cooker45 minutes. You could also use a slow cooker and set it in low for 6 hrs.

  • Remove the cow feet and marrow bones from the pot. Skim the fat that forms on top of the broth. Once the Cow foot cools a little, remove the bones and chop the meaty parts of to be returned to the pot.

  • While the meat is cooking, prepare the guajillo sauce. Toast the Guajillo peppers in a griddle over medium heat. Press them down with a spatula slightly toasting them without burning them.

  • Place the roasted peppers in a bowl and cover with water. Let them soak for about 25 minutes until soft. After that, drain the peppers and place them in your blender with 3 garlic cloves, ½ cup of the broth, and cumin if using. Blend until very smooth. Strain the sauce using a sieve and pour into the pot. Simmer the broth for another 30 minutes, partially covered. Taste to season with more salt if needed.

  • Serve the soup in large bowls and place the garnishes in a dish in order for everyone to add to their liking. Do not forget warm corn tortillas to soak in the broth.

Notes

Some people add Hominy to the soup. If you can buy Hominy in a can, drain it and add it to the soup in the final simmering.

Nutrition

Serving: 2cups per servingCalories: 342kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 32gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 210mgSodium: 608mgPotassium: 635mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1230IUVitamin C: 7.8mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 8.7mg

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  1. Bruce

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (13)
    Can you use Hatch Red Chile (dried)?

    Reply

    • Mely Martínez

      Hello Bruce,
      You can try using dried hatch peppers. They are not usually added but I'm sure they will give the pozole a nice flavor, too.

      Reply

  2. Sam

    Just wondering if something is missing between step 4 and 5. I amy have misunderstood the process. Thanks

    Reply

    • Mely Martínez

      Hello Sam,
      Step 4 indicates making the sauce with the peppers & garlic using the blender, after that, you strain it and pour it into the Menudo pot to keep cooking.

      Reply

      • Crystal Overton

        Great recipe I really enjoyed. The recipe was very easy to follow.

  3. Julia

    I love menudo but I love with white hominy because that is how my mom use to make it she was from Colorado but my husband is from Mexico and he likes without thanks for sharing

    Reply

  4. Stella Chavez-Butler

    My gr always toasted her pasta before adding anything else to it.

    Reply

  5. tara

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (14)
    great recipe

    Reply

  6. Tracie

    What are the instructions for crock pot version? Is it the same process

    Reply

    • Mely Martínez

      Hello Tracy.
      Yes, kind of the same process. You will need to cook it on low for about 6 hours or until the tripe is soft.

      Reply

  7. Maria Guevara

    I grew up in south Texas, and I've always added hominy not potato, but like I say to each their own, my family likes it spicy..

    Reply

    • Mely Martínez

      Hello Maria,
      Yes, you are right! In South Texas as well as in the Mexican bordeing states, like Tamaulipas, Nuevo León & Coahuila, they also add hominy.
      Great idea adding potatoes!!

      Reply

  8. Dave Sanchez

    I’m making menudo for 17 people. How many does your recipe serve? And, when do I add the red chili powder?

    Reply

    • Mely Martínez

      Hello Dave,
      The recipe serves 8. By chile powder do you mean the crushed piquin pepper? That one is usually added by each person at the serving time if they want it spicy.

      Reply

      • Sandra Ramírez

        ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (15)
        Great recipe!

  9. Cathy Hoover

    I use this sauce, depending how hot you want it, you can use mild, med. or hot... It gives it such a nice taste! My Dad is Mexican and that's how he showed me how to make it, i grew up with it.. DELISH!..

    Reply

  10. Wendy

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (16)
    Made this tonight for dinner. I put it in the slow cooker on low all day. Came out great except mine wasn't as red as the picture shows. Follow recipe to every ingredient. What went wrong?

    Reply

  11. Aida Valdes

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (17)
    I didn't see any instruction on cleaning the tripe. It has an awful smell if not cleaned. Maybe I missed it. I usually clean it by soaking and washing it in vinegar water and then rubbing a cut lemon all over it several times. I also half freeze it to make it easier to cut or I cut it with scissors.

    Reply

    • Mely Martínez

      Hello Aida,
      I'm not sure where you buy your tripe. Here in the USA, most grocery stores that sell tripe, it is already cleaned without any odor left on it.
      I know in Mexico, if you buy it from the municipal markets it will need to be cleaned very well, rinse and soak in water with lime juice as you mention.
      Thank you for sharing the tip for cutting it with scissors.

      Reply

    • Desiree

      I always rinse my tripe really good and soak it in water just enough to cover the cut up tripe (3lbs) and the juice of 3 lemons for 24+ hours in a bowl in the fridge.

      Reply

      • Mely Martínez

        Hello Desiree,
        Nowadays, you can buy the tripe already cleaned and sold in vacuumed sealed packages at any large grocery store.

  12. lesley mitchell

    Love your recipe Im in a roomn in Puerto Vallarta with a stove just made Caldo Tomorrow your recipen Im on my Own but the neighbours keep coming out to smell my cooking Made Red Snapper yesterday with peas and Rice

    Reply

    • Mely Martínez

      Hello Lesley,

      Now I also want some of that red snapper with peas & rice. have fun cooking!

      Reply

  13. Arlene

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (18)
    I added 4 times as much chili pods. Turned out very good!

    Reply

  14. Mary o

    Why does my sauce has a bitter taste

    Reply

    • Mely Martínez

      Hello Mary,
      When the peppers are toaster too much they get a bitter taste, also old dried peppers leave a bitter taste.
      Make sure you are using the right pepper. I saw an ad from a popular Mexican store in Los Angeles that advertise PAsilla peppers as Ancho Peppers.

      Reply

    • Laura

      I’d you over toast the Chiles it will make the sauce bitter

      Reply

  15. Rusty Cook

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (19)
    This recipe is so simple, and tastes delicious. Thank you for posting. This is my new way to make Menudo!

    Reply

    • Nancy

      What kind of tripe do you use? Librillo or panal? This what they carry at the Mexican store.

      Reply

      • Mely Martínez

        Hello Nancy, you can use a combination of the two of them.

    • ED

      I would love to give it a try bc I’ve eaten Menudo several times and I absolutely love it.
      But I don’t know if I can find all the different ingredients or where to start looking!
      Help?

      Reply

      • Emily Hall

        You can find the ingredients at any Mexican market. In Las Vegas, we have LaBonita and Cardenas.

  16. Vinnie Sugai

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (20)
    My mother passed away 8 years ago. Been thinking about continuing the Sunday menudo breakfast family get together tradition she would have every couple of months. She really enjoyed having us all together The only thing is I never learned to make menudo from her. I just practiced with your recipe. Might of over cooked the menudo. practice makes perfect try again next week. Thanks for the recipe

    Reply

  17. Velma Scalzitti

    Awesome!

    Reply

  18. Mimi

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (21)
    Love Menudo with cow feet and pork legs, and of course, tripe!

    Reply

    • Mely Martínez

      Hello Mimi,
      So good! Happy cooking!

      Reply

  19. Angie

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (22)
    I had never had the courage to make Menudo. Never watched my mom or dad make it. My mom would make a large pot, to take home and save for later in the freezer. Then I googled "how to make easy menudo recipe" your recipe is so easy to follow and it turned out "DELICIOUS" my sister's even said that it tastes like mom's.

    Reply

    • Mely Martínez

      Hello Angie,
      Aw! Thank was so nice to hear. Thank you for trying the recipe. I'm sure you got your mom's "sazón"!

      Reply

    • Gabryela

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      Love this recipe!!! Today is my second time making it. And came out so delish!!! Thank you for sharing 😊

      Reply

  20. Xochitl

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (24)
    I have never cooked with cow feet before. Are they mostly bone? Do they meat on them? Or are they mostly connective tissue?

    If I don't have cow feet, should I replace with more marrow bones or with pig feet?

    Thanks!

    Reply

    • Mely Martínez

      Hello Xochitl,
      It has cartilage that once cooked until tender is delicious. If you do not find it at the store or do not want to use it in this soup, just replace it with more marrow bones. Happy cooking!

      Reply

  21. Luna

    Ciao Meli, i just cannot find cow feet where I live so do you think I can substitute with pig feet?

    Reply

    • Mely Martínez

      Hello Luna,
      Yes, you can. Or just simple omit them in the recipe. You can substitute using bones with bone marrow.

      Reply

  22. Rey

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (25)
    Love menudo, especially homemade. She makes everything look so easy but she is usually right on.

    Reply

  23. Elizabeth Jones

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (26)
    I love it!

    Reply

  24. Dinohra Medina

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (27)
    all your stuff is like what i grew up with

    Reply

  25. laura

    For those wondering if the recipe is authentic, my family's recipe going back generations is almost identical. Great job! the only difference is that they don't use marrow bones and use half california chili pods and half new Mexico chili pods.

    Reply

  26. Rosalinds

    Hi
    I already boiled the tripe n my question is: can I boil the tripe n bones n then add them to the tripe - since the tripe is leafy done?
    Then add the hominy to complete the menudo?

    Reply

    • Mely Martínez

      Hello, Not sure what your question is. Make sure they are tender, you can cook them in stages and if one of them is tender before the others, remove, set aside and then return when everything is cooked.

      Reply

  27. Ruth

    Really good recipe

    Reply

  28. maryjo

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (28)
    the best ever, and easy.

    Reply

  29. Annette

    First and foremost...I was brought up making and eating homemade Menudo. My mother is from New Mexico (Not of Mexican decent...Spanish and Native American). Reading through these recipe I’m glad to say. The full recipe is not on any of the six recipes that I have read! Enjoy!

    Reply

  30. alex

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (29)
    Amazing food!

    Reply

  31. Rose

    Ok why am I having trouble with how tough my tripe is? Please help! The flavor is amazing,but the tripe is a bit chewy!

    Reply

    • Mely Martínez

      Hello Rose,
      You need to cook it a lit bit longer.

      Reply

  32. Mari

    I've been making my menudo with pork feet and just now realized it should be cow's feet. I thought menudo regular and menudo blanco were pork not cow. I feel so silly...

    Reply

    • Mely Martínez

      Hello Mari,
      I think it would still be tasty with the pork feet.

      Reply

  33. Teresa

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (30)
    Made this recipe and it was delicious!

    Reply

  34. Connie

    My friend Cooks menudo and hers is the best all-around she cooks hers all night long she cooks for about six people and it is better than some of the restaurant menudo soups that I have tasted..she has her own way ..uses same ingredients and washes tripe 3 times so house won't have the bad
    smell.

    Reply

    • mmartinez

      Hi Connie,
      I'm sure she is a great cook. Homemade is always the best. BTW when making manudo I buy the RUMBA® Meats brand, you do not need to wash that menudo, it is clean and has not a bad smell.

      Reply

  35. manolet africa

    Hi, I am Manolet Africa from Manila Philippines. This dish is similar to our Gotong Batangas, (Goto or Ox Tripe; Batangas is a province South of Luzon. As we all know Mexicans in the 16th century trades in Manila. I assume this soup was introduced to us at that time. Our very own Gotong Batangas originated in Lipa City, in the province of Batangas, also known for its distinct taste of beef. Gotong Batangas here in our region consists of Ox Tripe, Intestines, Skin, and other beef innards.

    Reply

    • mmartinez

      Hello Manolet,
      Thank you for stopping by and sharing about the dish from Manila that it's similar to our Mexican soup Menudo. There were a lot of trips from Mexico and Philippines as you mention, all this cultural treading made an impact in out gastronomy.

      Reply

  36. Samantha

    What are marrow bones?

    Reply

    • mmartinez

      Hello Samantha,
      You can see the marrow nones in this LINK

      Reply

  37. Mike

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    Can you leave the bones in and not take them out? Or take them out. And return them later for the final boil?

    Thanks for the recipe. I’m going to try soon

    Reply

    • mmartinez

      Hello Mike,
      Yes, you can leave the bones. Bones always give lot os flavor to the soup.

      Reply

      • Lisa

        My husband's favorite part is sucking those bones lol

      • James Neff

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        I bet he does, Lisa.

  38. Jane Goseyun

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (33)
    How would I cook this in a roaster slow cooker?

    Reply

    • mmartinez

      Hello Jane,
      Sorry, I have never tried to cook it in a roasted slow cooker.

      Reply

    • Pam Miles

      Ive used a pressure cooker... never a slow cooker.. but iwould imagine that you would cook just the meat overnight and still add oregano, garlic and salt... and then after that has cooked to the desired tenderness, add the chilis that you prepared and cleaned hominy and let it cook another hour to let flavors meld.

      Reply

  39. Ida Harrison

    I love eating menudo, I just haven't tried making it until I find a recipe

    Reply

  40. Esther

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    Finally, a menudo recipe that doesn't feed an army! And, for menudo rojo! My parents didn't care for menudo rojo, so I never learned to make it. But my brother and I love it. We add nixtamal, and definitely patas. Guess what I'm making this weekend?

    Something I learned from my mom: Soak the menudo in cold water with lots of lemon juice. Any remaining fat will rise to the top, and is easily skimmed off. Rinse a second time in plain cold water. This also removes the gamey smell, and the menudo looks whiter. I also rinse the nixtamal before adding to the olla. The caldito is never cloudy looking, and there's very little grease in the final product.

    Can't wait to make this. Thanks for the simple directions, Mely!

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  41. Esther

    I grew up eating/cooking menudo blanco. First time I ate menudo rojo was in Jaalisco, and it was delish! I never learned how to make the rojo, since my mom didn't care for it. You have great directions, and I like that this is for a smaller amount, too.

    One thing my mom taught me was to soak the menudo in cold water with lots of lemon juice. Whatever fat that was left, would rise to the top of the pan and was easily skimmed off. Plus, the menudo looked really white, and no longer had that gamey smell. I rinse a second time, then add to the olla. We also add nixtamal. Best cure for "la cruda!"

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    • Christina Smith

      Thank you I wanted to point that out as well if you don't clean the tripe before you cook it your house tends to stink badly

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      • Christina Smith

        Also I have never used cow feet at all or bows to make mine I just use beef broth when I boil the tripe

      • mmartinez

        Hello Christina,
        Not everyone adds the cow's feet to the Menudo. But, I highly recommend it. It enriches the flavor of the broth and the tender parts are really tasty.

      • Ethalfrida

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        It certainly does and it is actually very good for you, Lots of nutritional value especially collagen.

  42. dee

    Dear Mely, yesturday we went to a Mexican food Rest. for Menudo, when it arrived it smelled awful!!! then I heard my mom say, they didn't throw away the first boil where the menudo was? so she explained to us, you girls don't smell that with my menudo because, I boil it first to take out the smell, and that awful taste, then the second boil is where I put all the condiments, add the Pata, and so forth. Her menudo is delish! unfortunaltely my sister and I are too nervous to ever try our hands at making menudo. so i have two questions. 1st-do you boil your menudo to clean it, like my mom does first, and then add the rest on final boil? 2nd-would a beginner like me have a hard time making menudo? thanks Mely for your time.

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    • mmartinez

      Hello Dee,
      The cuts of meat used to make Menudo soup, like honeycomb and tripe, are usually first scalded before using them to cook a dish with them. As far as I know, must of those cuts of meat are sold scalded here in the USA. Some people, still want to precook, or rise once or twice with water, or a combination of water with lime juice or water and vinegar. Just to be safe about the cleanliness and smell of the meat.

      Reply

  43. Kyle Suzanne

    I could only find dried peppers do o still need to roast them?

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    • mmartinez

      Hello Kyle,
      Yes, dried peppers are usually roasted, but you can skip that step and just soak them in warm water.

      Reply

    • Ramon Alvarez

      I going to make this Saturday because no body in home

      Reply

  44. Angelica

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (36)
    hola! puedo poner a cocer todo junto en la olla express?, los huesos, la pata y la tripa?... en tu receta dices primero poner a coser la pata y luego añadir la tripa... gracias!!

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    • mmartinez

      Hello Angelica,
      The trip is added alter because it takes less time to cook. If you add them at the same time, the tripe will be over cook.

      Reply

  45. gul

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    looks delicious, i'll try it as soon as possible!
    in turkey we called "işkembe çorbası" ("tripe soup") for a similar soup and there are so many restaurant working 24hours a day specialized on it ("işkembeci")
    i love to eat it when i was hangover 🙂
    muchisima gracias mely!
    gul

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  46. Jane Serrano

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (38)
    Hi Mely, I love all your recipes and have used many of them with great success. I want to make the menudo but when i went to the Mexican butcher store yesterday, i was confused because they sell a couple of different types of "Tripe"/"menudo" - honey comb, and at least 2 others. Can you tell me what the differences are and what kind of tripe it would be. Thank you and keep those recipes coming.
    Serranomom

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    • mmartinez

      Hello Jane,

      You can buy a combination of the three, the cooking time, and the flavor is the same, the only thing that changes is the texture.
      One is called tripe, other honeycomb and the other we call it "libro or librillo" (book) in Spanish because of its shape.

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      • Jane Serrano

        Gracias Mely. I will be shopping tomorrow and will buy 1 lb. of each tripe and make the menudo this weekend. I will let you know how it turns out.

  47. Diane Kyle

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    I love menudo. Both my grandmother's made it all the time. My mom made menudo in the weather time. I made it around Christmas, my husband loves it to.<3

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    • mmartinez

      Hello, Diane,
      Thank you for stopping by! Menudo is such a great winter soup.

      Reply

  48. Kim

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    I love your recipes! Everything is always good and authentic. I'm Asian and my husband is Hispanic so I try to cook Hispanic food to cater to his taste buds and fulfill our cravings at home. I've used your recipe for menudo several times and it always turn out good. My husband thinks it's better than the restaurant's! Thank you for the awesome recipe!

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  49. Louis Lane

    What is tripe? can I use another meat to replace it?

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    • mmartinez

      Hello Louis,

      It's the muscle wall of the cow's stomach. You can prepare a similar soup using this dried peppers salsa, it is similar to pozole, and some people even make pozole with chicken instead of pork.

      Reply

  50. Unknown

    hola, lo puedo hacer en olla express?

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    • mmartinez

      Hola,

      Si, cocina por 25 minutes, espera que baje la presión y checa si la carne ya está bien cocida suave. SI necesita más tiempo de coccion, vuelve a poner la tapa y cocina por 5 minutos más. Después, agrega la salsa y cocina por unos 10 minutos para que los sabores se mezclen.

      Reply

  51. Anonymous

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (41)
    I'm very fond of all your recipes! My husband is from Guerrero Mexico and all of your recipes that I make he enjoys very much. Thank you for opening your kitchen to us!

    Reply

    • mmartinez

      I feel very humble to know that the recipes can be prepare in other kitchens and be enjoyed! Saludos!

      Reply

  52. menudo fanatic

    Cant wait to try this recipe. Was wondering if the cow feet are the the bones with the delicious clear joints that really make the dish. It takes on a clear appearance. Thanks for the blog.

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    • mmartinez

      Hello,

      yes, that is the same thing.

      Reply

  53. Rickey Lynn

    As a gringa I made your menudo for the first time because I got tired of only being able to get menudo on weekends. Your recipe was fantastic. The menudo was better than any I have had in restaurants. I am now stuffed, with enough left to eat for the next couple of days. Thank You

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  54. Anonymous

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    Thank you for sharing this recipe, it is absolutely delicious! My whole family loved, even my Mexican friends like it.

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  55. Anonymous

    I have always had flour tortillas with my Grandfathers manudo. This recipe looks great.

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  56. Anonymous

    I just came across your blog these are wonderful recipes.Thank you for sharing!!

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    • mmartinez

      You are very welcome!

      Reply

  57. Anonymous

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    This is a wonderful recipe! I also added coriander seed and used special chiles from Spain called ñoras instead of the guajillos. They are sweet and slightly bitter, kind of like nuevo méxico chiles. Best menudo I've had! Thank you!

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    • mmartinez

      Hello,

      I am so glad you were able to come up with a dish you enjoy! thanks for stopping by and comment!
      Saludos!

      Reply

  58. jose bernal

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    Muy buenas las tengas hot me atrevi y hice el munudo siguiendo tu receta en ligature de comprarlo ya echo me saloon estupendamente delicioso gracias por compartir la receta

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  59. Liz Carcedo

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    Mely! I am so addicted to your site 🙂 So far I have made flour tortillas, green sauce tamales, horchata, and today I am making menudo. You see, my mom passed away 2 years ago and she would make all of this amazing food, but she never left me any recipes. So, In wanting to keep her traditions and foods alive in my family and I stumbled onto your recipes....Thank you so much for sharing. And by the way I have followed your instructions step by step and you have not steered my wrong once. I also have a blog, but I have not posted anything in a long time because I am going to school full time. When I do get a chance I would like to put some of your recipes on there as long as its ok with you, of course I will give you all the credit and link everyone to your site...If you're not ok with that I totally understand I will still visit you to continue to learn your wonderful technique...My family is very grateful as well they have loved everything I have made for them...Sorry to go on and on but I really appreciate you sharing 🙂

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    • Mely

      Liz Carcedo,

      Thank you for your kind words Liz. I hope you family keep enjoying your cooking, because you are the one giving it the final touch and your own special seasoning.

      Saludos!

      Mely

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  60. Marion

    Easy? It takes time (all day) to make. My hands hurt after cutting up all that tripa! Delicious though, my boys will eat it for days.

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    • Olivie

      Use scissors thats what i do

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  61. Lori

    I have never made it but I have eaten it. I like the taste. After chewing on some tripe for a while, I ended up giving it to my boyfriend who was Columbian. He gladly took it. I am really enjoying these recipes and your blog.

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  62. Pily Guzman

    Mely: por favor ya, publica algo, el´público te aclama !!! 🙂
    con cariño
    PILY

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  63. Gabriela, clavo y canela

    Mely donde andas que hace rato no publicas, te pasé a saludar
    besitos
    Gaby

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  64. Carmen

    Hola Mely, gusto en comentarte y devolverte la visita. Te he visto comentando con Nora y no te conocía. Celebro que haya más blogs de cocina mexicana, de buena comida. Y para más ejemplo un platazo como la pancita, que es de mis favoritos. Son bien pocas las víceras que me gustan: menudo y seso. Con ellos me envenenas y me vuelves loca. Pero lo mejor de la pancita es ver sus efectos restablecedores y terapéuticos después de una noche de copas, ja.

    Te llevo a mis vínculos. ¿En qué lugar de Estados Unidos vives exactamente? No creas que pregunto por pensar en caerte por allá, sino para estadistica en mis vínculos.
    Recibe un abrazo fraterno

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  65. Anonymous

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    Hello there! I just learned of your work this morning.
    I was thrilled to know that there is someone such as yourself who takes great pride in pursuing their total culture. Using fresh ingredients and cooking as our ancestors taught us is critical to our children and their children. Our legacies must live on no matter who we are and where we are from! Thank you for teaching us the food history of Mexico!!

    Debra C.

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    • Yvette Hall

      i Love Menudo I used a lil bit more menudo spice

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  66. Anonymous

    I am new to your blog but I am already hungry for more recipes. I hope you post something new soon!

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  67. Alisa

    Your blog and your photos are wonderful!I would love to try this soon.If you won't mind I'd love to guide Foodista readers to this post.Just add the foodista widget to the end of this post and it's all set, Thanks!

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  68. Mely (mimk)

    Hello Kirby,

    I answered to your question in your blog.

    Thanks for stopping by.

    Mely

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  69. Chow and Chatter

    this looks fab love the color

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  70. kirby

    Love the blog.

    Though it kills me to say it, my grandmother really was a terrible cook. I like learning how to cook the foods of my childhood the right way. My current obsession is tacos al pastor. Everyone I talk to says pineapple is the key, but something tells me it's achiote that is the real trick. Can you offer any advice?

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  71. Mely (mimk)

    Oye NOra,

    No, nunca lo he probado asi, solo en sopa con verduras o en sopa como estilo gravy. Pero esta buena la idea. Se antoja.

    Gracias por el tip.

    Saludos!

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  72. Mely (mimk)

    Hola Talz,

    Se que te va a quedar deliciosa. Ya investigue lo de la pancita a la pajata, interesante. Nunca me lo hubiera imaginado con pasta.

    Saludos!

    Reply

  73. Byte64

    Mely,
    compré pancita, voy a hacer tu receta al ratito...

    😉

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  74. NORA

    Mely no haz cocinado la pancita como un guisado?
    Como a la mexicana, al último le pones cilantro picado y luego te haces unas dobladillas deliciosas!

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  75. Byte64

    Mely,
    que yo sepa la manera clasica de comer pancita (trippa) en Italia es como sopa, "alla parmigiana" es muy tipico, a pesar de que a mucha gente no le gusta la pancita en general, pero se encuentra bastante facilmente en los mercados y me imagino que alguien se la va a comer. Hay otra forma de comer pancita de ternera en Roma, con pasta, le dicen "rigatoni con la pajata", pero nunca he los he probado.

    Ciao!

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  76. NORA

    Sí! por fin Mely! La pancita cruda que esta en esa foto luce tan buena y fresca! por fuerza que tu mondongo quedó deli, se me antojó con mucho orégano y chilito seco, tal cual en la foto, aunque haga calor aquí.

    Sabias que la palabra más usada en el buscador es RECETA ? Siempre es bueno agregarla en el título de la entrada.

    Un abrazo!

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  77. Mely (mimk)

    Hello Flores Family,

    Thank you for stopping by. I visited your blog and read about your husband. I hope everything is going well.

    Saludos,

    Mely

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  78. Mely (mimk)

    Hola Tlaz,

    Como cocinan esta carne el Italia? Digo aparte de sopas.

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  79. Mely (mimk)

    Hi Angela,

    I get the cow feet and tripe at "Shoppers" and I think they also sell them at the Asian markets here in the area but they might be frozen in those Asian stores.

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  80. Angela

    Mely -- Brilliant recipe and post! I can't wait to make this. Where do you get your cow's feet and tripe? Thanks!

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    • megggg91

      If you are in the Los Angeles area vallarta has a meat sale every Thursday but its actually inexpensive u can go to el super also there are actually more and more supermarkets carrying them

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    • Mexico in my kitchen

      Thanks a lot for this information meg. This will help people living in that area looking to buy tripe.

      Have a great day!

      Mely

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  81. Byte64

    el menudo jalisciense fue mi primer desayuno en el Sanborns el dia despues de llegar a México, bien picosito, ay que rico.

    Mely, que gusto ver otra receta tuya, por fin!

    Un abrazo
    Tlaz

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  82. floresfamily8

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    welcome back! I love menudo, but did not know it was so easy to make at home! Thanks for the recipe. My husband was so happy with this menudo.

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  83. Violeta Romero

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (48)
    ¿Te acuerdas de la "sopa de colita" que le dieron a Tita, la protagonista de "Como agua para chocolate"?
    Seguro que era tan buena como tu sopa de pancita.
    ¡Tus fotos son excelentes!!

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  84. Gabriela, clavo y canela

    En México encanta este plato! el tuyo se ve exquisito!!
    un beso
    Gaby

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  85. doggybloggy

    ❤ How to Make Menudo Soup Recipe ❤ | Pancita o Mondongo (49)
    one of my favorite foods of all time - I love menudo! Great recipe, thank you for sharing!

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    • NATHAN

      I don't know what you're making but it not manudo cause cow feet does not belong in manudo.

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      • Mely Martínez

        Hello Nathan,
        IN Mexico, we add them to menudo, and if you had never try them you should. Besides adding flavor to the broth they are delicious.

      • Su

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        My BF wanted some Menudo on this rainy day and it was my first time making/trying this dish. We both very much enjoyed it!
        Thank you for the great recipe with easy to follow instructions. Instant Pot tips helped tremendously and loved how it made the Tripe so tender in short amount of time.
        Can't wait to try more of your recipes!

      • Amelia

        Pigs feet also really good in menudo !!

      • Patrick

        Tejano style pig feet
        Not cow feet??

      • Melissa Dancosse

        I love pigs feet in my menudo

      • Flor Martinez

        I’ve never heard of adding cow feet either. Mom makes it with pig feet though.

      • Diana

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        I use 2 pork hocks instead.

      • deana means

        My elderly hispanic father in law won't eat menudo unless it has the feet in it.

      • Natalie

        Cows feet are always used in Menudo

      • Lilia

        Yeah I was wondering too. My mom always cooks them separately because the pansa doesn’t take as long as the pata to cook.

      • Mary Carrillo

        Not only is cow feet added to menudo but pig feet also, in addition to the tripe and hominy along with the red chili sauce.

      • Carlota

        ... says the guy who can't even spell "MENUDO". 😏

      • Ida

        Hahahahaha...I know, huh....oh no it was a computer/iPad/ cell glitch.

      • Mary

        I like pig feet in my menudo instead of cow. They add the most marvelous flavor and the texture is to die for.

      • Bryan

        In my neck of the woods we add either cow or pigs feet but we leave the feet in and eat what we can off of them. They’re delicious!

      • Ida

        Same here...with some lemon or lime sprinkled on top...mmmm

      • Mely Martínez

        Hi, Ida,
        Yes, many people love to add lime juice to their Menudo soup.

      • Ida merino

        I didn’t think so either but once when I couldn’ get beef I was told pork was better...so I tried it and I have to admit..I loved it and u can add both if you wish...menudo is menudo any way you love it.

      • Mely Martínez

        Yes, every region in Mexico has a recipe slightly different, some add beef others pork, others will use both. Delicious! I guess Menudo is a very forgiving soup and you can not go wrong making it.

      • Sinaloa

        Yes it does maybe u not Mexicano 100 por ciento

      • Mike

        Hey Nathan I don't know what you're talking about you don't even know how to spell menudo. It tastes way better with cows feet

    • charles Frazier

      sounds very tasty

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    • Charles Frazier

      iread the recipe. some of the ingredients you cant find in a supermarket. somebody help me. wheredo i find tripe

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      • Mely Martínez

        Hello Charles,
        Some Walmart stores carry the tripe, check the meat section, they are sold in a vacuum-sealed package. You can also look at the Latin Stores.

      • Diane Heninger

        Mexican market

      • Crystal

        You will need to go to a meat market like la michoacana or any latin grocery store.

      • Sinaloa

        Any market now days bro even shoprite has it

      • Mely Martínez

        Hello Sinaloa,
        Thank you for answering to Charles. Yes, also many American supermarkets sell the tripe in small vacuum-sealed packs, already clean and ready to use.

      • Raymond Borgman

        Walmart has it here in Florida but i would imagine a good super market would bring it in for you if you asked the buther or customer service. I know publix here will bring anything almost just to see if other people will purchase it. or if you buy enough.

      • Ruth Ruiz

        Ask the butchers at the stors if you are not sure wich one it is

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