Beef Menudo

Beef Menudo is a dish every Pinoy in the Middle East has come to love. Menudo is of course best with pork but being in a place where pork is not readily available we substitute the pork ingredients with alternative meat. Beef menudo is one of the best sellers of most Pinoy restaurant and eateries here in Abu Dhabi in fact I have tried it my self on several occasions.

It is equally as good however the meat and liver are firmer compared to pork that’s why cooking time have been adjusted to give more time to cook the beef to an acceptable tenderness.

Beef menudo is leaner also how ever if you prefer you could always use beef with more fats. The recipe is almost the same with pork menudo, here is how I cooked it.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo beef, cut into cubes
1/4 kilo beef liver, cut into cubes
6 pcs. beef sausage, cut into cubes
1 large bell pepper, cut into squares
2 medium size potato, cubed
1 medium size carrot, cubed
1 medium size onion, chopped
1/2 head garlic, chopped
1 tsp. peppercorns, crushed
2-3 pcs. bay leaf
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 cup tomato sauce
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup raisins
1 tsp. sugar
salt
cooking oil

Cooking procedure:

In a sauce pan put beef and enough to water cover bring to a boil, simmer for 15 top20 minutes or until just tender and all the liquid has evaporated remove from pan. In same pan sauté garlic and onion, add in beef and liver and sutee for 2 to 3 minutes or until it start to sizzle. Add soy sauce, tomato sauce, peppercorns and bay leaf stir cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. Add 3 to 5 cups of water bring to a boil and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Add in potato, carrot, hotdogs and sugar, simmer for another 5 to 10 minutes. Add salt to taste and thicken sauce with cornstarch dissolve in 1/2 cup of water. Add in bell pepper and raisins and cook for another minute. Serve with rice.

Check out our other Menudo recipes; 

Menudo with Christmas Ham 
Pinoy Pork Menudo 
Pork and Chicken Menudo 
Special Pork Menudo with Olives 
Pork Giniling Menudo 
Vegetarian Menudo, Tofu Menudo 
Fish Menudo, Tuna Menudo 
Pork Menudo 
Menudo with Baked Beans 
Chicken Menudo 
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