Pork Menudo Recipe with Chorizo and Liver

With 300 years of Spanish colonization, it should come as no surprise that the Philippines has taken in much of Spain’s food.

You’d actually be able to know if a particular dish is Spanish-inspired depending on whether the food in question has sarsa or sauce. One such dish is pork menudo.

Being the saucy dish that it is, it always makes its appearance in big celebrations such as fiestas or birthday parties. It’s because on the one hand, it’s tasty, but at the same time, this pork menudo recipe is also economical because the carrots and potatoes used in it can act as meat extenders.

Want to make pork menudo for yourself? This tomato-based recipe is simple to follow, as the ingredients are also accessible.

You’d need pork meat, pork liver, tomato (or tomato sauce), raisins, potatoes, and carrots.

As with almost all Filipino dishes, you’ll first saute garlic and onion until it’s already soft, then you add the marinated pork (marinated with lemon juice and soy sauce) and tomato sauce.

Stir and simmer until the pork is almost tender.

Panlasang Pinoy has an amazing video showing how to make pork menudo:

Pork menudo recipe and preparation

After the meat gets tender, you add the chopped pork liver and the diced potatoes, carrots, and raisins.

Let it simmer once more until the vegetables become tender enough. You can add more tomato sauce if you want more sauciness from this dish.

This is always partnered with rice and like many other Filipino dishes, you can be flexible with this pork menudo recipe in that you can substitute the liver with liver spread or you can opt not to use raisins, but instead, choose pineapples instead to get that tangy sweetness.

So there you have it: a tasty yet flexible dish that’s perfect not only on the everyday table, but also for big fiestas and parties.

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Tomato pork menudo recipe

This tomato-based pork menudo recipe is simple to follow, as the ingredients are also accessible. You'll need pork meat, pork liver, tomato (or tomato sauce), raisins, potatoes, and carrots. Course Main CourseCuisine FilipinoKeyword Menudo, Pork Prep Time 10 minutesCook Time 15 minutesTotal Time 25 minutes Servings 5 people Calories 549kcal Author Joost Nusselder Cost $10

Ingredients

• ½ kg pork (cut into small chunks)
• ¼ kg pork liver (cut into small cubes)
• 3 potatoes (peeled, cut in small cubes, fried)
• 1 large carrot (peeled, cut in small cubes, fried)
• 1 green bell pepper diced
• 1 red bell pepper  diced
• ¼ cup raisins
• ½ tsp paprika
• 1 cup chickpeas or green peas
• 1 cup pork or chicken stock
• 2 tsp patis (fish sauce)
• 3 tbsp oil
• 3 tomatoes diced
• 1 small head garlic minced
• 1 medium-sized onion diced
• 5 pcs chorizo de Bilbao cut in small pieces (optional)

Instructions

• In a pan or wok, heat the cooking oil.
• Saute the garlic and onion.
• After the garlic and onion turn golden brown, saute tomatoes, then add the pork, liver, chorizo de Bilabo, paprika, and the chicken stock.
• Add patis, cover, and bring to a boil. Simmer for about 20 minutes or until the pork is tender.
• Add the chickpeas or green peas, potatoes, carrot, bell pepper, and raisins. Boil for another 2 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Enjoy and serve hot with white rice!

Nutrition

Calories: 549kcal

Also check out this soy sauce marinated pork recipe, which is delicious!