The Great Gazooka wrote:
> On Sun, 22 May 2005 09:01:11 -0500, "Old Magic1"
> > wrote:
>
>
>>From: "Richard Lee Holbert" >
>>Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 10:39 PM
>>
>>Source: Better Homes And Gardens Mexican Cookbook
>>
>>Menudo (Tripe Soup)
>>
>>2 pounds honeycomb tripe
>>1 (1-1/2-pound) veal knuckle
>>6 cups water
>>3 medium onions, chopped (1-1/2 cups)
>>2 cloves garlic, minced
>>2 teaspoons salt
>>1/2 teaspoon coriander seed
>>1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
>>1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
>>1/4 teaspoon pepper
>>1 (15-ounce) can hominy
>>Pequin chiles or crushed red pepper
>>Lime wedges
>>
>>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 pepper.
>>Simmer, covered, for 3 hours till tripe has a clear, jellylike appearance
>>and veal is
>>very tender.
>>Remove veal knuckle from pot. When cool enough to handle, discard bones;
>>chop meat and
>>return to soup.
>>Add undrained hominy; cover and simmer 20 minutes longer. Serve with pequin
>>chiles or
>>crushed red pepper to taste.
>>Garnish with lime wedges.
>>
>>About this recipe: When eaten with plenty of extra hot pepper, it is reputed
>>to cure
>>hangovers.
>>
>>Yield: 8 to 10 servings.
>
> The tripe and veal knuckle,( or beef feet, or pigs feet tied in
> cheesecloth due to the many bones) should soak in 2 quarts water with
> 1/3 cup vinegar for 3 hours and then be rinsed in fresh cold water
> before beginning this recipe. Also...garnish with chopped cilantro,
> dried mexican oregano,fresh lime, and chopped onions. Serve with hot
> corn tortillas. Esto es como se comen en Mexico!

This group really is dead. Now people are replying to garbage posts that
are nearly a year old. Please don't bring back my memory of the old
magic one... I can copy and paste recipes just fine by myself.