Pork Menudo

Estimated preparation & cooking time: 50 minutes

Menudo Ingredients:

·    1/2 kilo pork (cut into small chunks)

·    1/4 kilo pork liver (cut into small cubes)

·    5 pieces chorizo Bilbao (also cut in small pieces)

·    4 potatoes (peeled, cut in small cubes, fried)

·    1 green and 1 red bell pepper (diced)

·    1 cup chickpeas

·    1/4 cup raisins

·    1/2 teaspoon paprika

·    1 cup pork or chicken stock

·    2 teaspoons of patis (fish sauce)

·    3 tablespoons oil

·    1 tablespoon atsuete oil (optional)

·    3 tomatoes (diced)

·    1 small head of garlic (minced)

·    1 medium size onion (diced)

Menudo Cooking Instructions:

·    In a pan or wok, heat cooking oil and atsuete oil.

·    Saute garlic, onion. Then add the pork, liver, chorizo de Bilabo, tomatoes, bell pepper, paprika, patis and the stock.

·    Cover and bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes or until the pork is tender.

·    Add the chickpeas, potatoes and raisins. Boil of another 2 minutes.

·    Salt and pepper to taste.

·    Serve hot with white rice.