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step.07 menudo

Bon appétit! The process of making these two pots of menudo has taken more than +10 hours, and I think it turned out quite wonderfully yummy! Happy Twenty Ten everyone!

step.06 menudo

Last(ly), we add the enchilada sauce to the stock. Now we have to wait, yet again, another 4 more hours.

step.05 menudo

Next up, adding the gigantic white hominy corn kernels to the menudo.

step.04 menudo

First 4 hours is up, just added the prime New York strip bits, and in goes the oxtails.

step.03 menudo

Time to dump the first boil. Strain, refill with fresh hot water, keep the tripe warm. Add fresh bay leaves, fresh oregano, and chopped onion. Cook 4 more hours.

Mmm... it smells great already!

step.02 menudo

Cut extra fat away from 3 oxtails, preparing them to be melded with the tripe.

*secret tip: I like to also mix in 2 high grade New York prime strip steaks. Cut them also into quarter inch cubes.

step.01 menudo

Start with 10 pounds of honeycomb tripe. Wash, cut and clean fat, then cut into quarter inch square bite size pieces.

Dump into +16 quart cooking pot, boil for one hour.

din tai fung

Amazing dim sum at Din Tai Fung, b2 in Takashimaya. Ordered up Pitan, Snow Pea Tips with Garlic, Pork Shouronpo.

wagamama copenhagen

wagamama copenhagen
Originally uploaded by George Arriola

Pretty good Gyoza in Denmark.

preparation for ice

Let's get ready to get really cold.