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Menudo  
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1/2 Pound Tripe  
/2 Calf's foot  
/3 Cup Vinegar  
Cold water  
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3
Cloves garlic  
/2 Small Onion  
Quart Water (approx.)  
Salt  
1
−1/2 Cup Hominy  
Red Chile Puree (see below) OR 1 cup canned red chile sauce  
Finely chopped green onions  
Chopped cilantro leaves  
Lemon wedges  
Corn tortillas, heated  
Red Chile Puree:  
8
2
California chiles (1/4 lb)  
/3 Cup Water  
Scrape off any fat from tripe. Cut tripe into 1−inch squares. Place tripe  
and calf's foot in a large bowl. Add vinegar and cold water to cover  
generously. Let stand 3 hours. Drain. Rinse tripe and calf's foot  
thoroughly. Place in a large pot. Add garlic and onion. Pour in water to  
cover ingredients plus 1 to 1 1/2 inches, about 3 quarts. Add salt to taste.  
Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 6 hours or until tripe  
is tender. After 1 hour, skim foam from surface of soup. Skim again as  
needed. Add more water if liquid evaporates. Prepare Red Chile Puree. Add  
hominy and Red Chile Puree during last hour of cooking. Ladle into large  
bowls. Serve chopped green onions, cilantro, lemon wedges and hot corn  
tortillas separately. Makes 10 to 15 servings. Red Chile Puree: Remove stems  
from chiles. Break chiles open and rinse out seeds. Place in a saucepan with  
water to cover. Bring to a boil. Continue to boil until chiles are softened,  
about 5 minutes. Drain; discard water. Place chiles in blender; puree. Add  
enough water to make puree the consistency of tomato sauce. Press pureed  
chiles through a sieve to remove bits of peel. Makes about 1 cup. Variation:  
Substitute 1 1/2 cups nixtamal (cooked dried corn) for canned hominy.  
Combine with soaked tripe and calf's foot, garlic, onion and water. Cook as  
directed above.  
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