Filipino
Menudo
Pork menudo
A tomato-based pork stew with liver, potatoes and carrots, a fiesta favourite cooked at home.
- Serves 6
- Prep 25 min
- Cook 1 h
- Total 1 h 25 min
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Ingredients
13 items · serves 6- 1 kg pork shoulder (kasim), cut into small cubes
- 250 g pork liver, cut into small cubes
- 2 medium potatoes, cut into small cubes
- 1 large carrot, cut into small cubes
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 250 g tomato sauce
- 3 tbsp soy sauce (toyo)
- 2 dried bay leaves (laurel)
- 50 g raisins (optional)
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
Contains: soy, wheat · May contain: sulphites (dried fruit — check the label). Check product labels: brands differ.
Steps
8 steps- 1Marinate the pork in the soy sauce for about twenty minutes.
- 2Heat the oil and saute the garlic and onion until soft.
- 3Add the pork, keeping the marinade, and cook until lightly browned.
- 4Add the tomato sauce, the marinade, the bay leaves and enough water to just cover, then simmer covered for thirty to forty minutes until the pork is tender.
- 5Add the potatoes and carrot and cook until almost tender.
- 6Add the liver and cook for a few minutes; do not overcook it or it turns hard.
- 7Stir in the bell pepper and raisins and simmer until the sauce thickens.
- 8Season with salt and pepper and serve with steamed rice.