Mondongo: Puerto Rican Tripe Stew
- A
- 4 1/2 lbs beef tripe, trimmed
- 1 lb calf foot, cut up
- 6 limes, halved
- B
- 1/4 lb lean cured ham, washed and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 lb pumpkin or 1 lb squash, peeled and diced
- 2 medium onions, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 2 green peppers, seeded and coarsely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 6 fresh cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 10 cups water
- C
- 1 (1 lb) can garbanzo beans, boiled in water with salt (chick-peas)
- 1 1 lb jicama (apio is a root veggie that tastes like a combo of potato celery and water chestnut) or 1 lb potato, peeled and cut in 1 1/2 inch pieces (apio is a root veggie that tastes like a combo of potato celery and water chestnut)
- 1 lb yautia, peeled and cut in 11/2 inch pieces
- 1 lb pumpkin (in addition to the amount previously called for in "B" list) or 1 lb squash, peeled and cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes (in addition to the amount previously called for in "B" list)
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 2 teaspoons salt
- Wash tripe tripe and calf's feet thoroughly under running water.
- drain and dry.
- Reserve calf's feet.
- Rub tripe with limes and place in a pot.
- Squeeze the rest of juice from limes over tripe.
- Add water to cover tripe by 2 inches and bring rapidly to a boil.
- Reduce heat to moderate and boil, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
- Drain and rinse well in cold running water.
- Cut tripe into strips 1+1/2 inch x 1 inch and place in a 10 quart kettle, together with calf's feet and rest of ingredients included in list"B".
- Bring rapidly to a boil, reduce heat to moderate, cover, and boil about 2 hours or until tripe is tender.
- Add garbanzo's, including liquid, and rest of ingredients included in list"C" and bring to a boil over over high heat.
- Reduce heat to moderate, cover, and boil until vegetables are fork-tender.
- Taste and adjust seasoning.
- Boil, uncovered, over moderate heat, until thickened to taste.
beef, foot, lean cured ham, pumpkin, onions, green peppers, garlic, cilantro, salt, water, garbanzo beans, jicama, yautia, pumpkin, tomato sauce, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mondongo-puerto-rican-tripe-stew-60427 (may not work)