Menudo (Sautéed Pork and Liver)

INGREDIENTS:

2 tbsp. cooking oil

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 medium onion, diced

2 medium tomatoes, chopped

1 pound pork, diced

1 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. pepper

1 tbsp. patis

1tbsp. soy sauce		 1 cup canned chick peas, skinned

1 tbsp. paprika

1/2 cup tomato sauce

1 tsp. ginger, chopped

1 cup water

2 potatoes, pared and diced

1 tbsp. sugar

1/4 pound beef or pork liver,  diced

1 tbsp. lemon juice

DIRECTION:

  1. In hot oil, sauté garlic, onions, and tomatoes.
  2. Add pork, and sauté for 5 minutes or until pork is no longer pink in color.
  3. Season with salt, patis, and pepper.
  4. Add all other ingredients except liver and lemon juice. Simmer and cover for 30 minutes or until pork and potatoes are tender.
  5. Add liver and lemon juice and cook for 5 minutes more. Correct the seasoning with patis.

Preparation and cooking time: 1 hour and 10 minutes
Serves: 4 – 6

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