Nicky > wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 22:51:09 -0500, "Evelyn" >
> >Nick, when you buy tripe, don't you have to soak it, then par boil it
> >then throw away the first water from it or something like that? Once I
> >prepared tripe but didn't do this, and the flavor was very strong and
> >unpleasant. Threw the whole mess out. Someone later told me that I was
> >supposed to par boil it.
>
> My Mum used to boil it once in water for an hour or so, then for
> several hours in milk with lots of onions and black pepper. Used to be
> one of my total favourite foods - I can't find anywhere to buy it from
> any more, I even tried to get it last time I had a 1/4 cow from a
> butcher who does his own killing, but it was all spoken for by the
> restaurant trade!
I'll be having some menudo in a little while, followed by a couple of
tamales. All courtesy of my daughter's MIL. A bottle of Negra Modelo.
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