A festive and flavorful Filipino stew made with marinated pork, liver, hotdogs, and a rich tomato-based sauce with sweet pineapple and veggies—perfect for gatherings and everyday ulam.
Ingredients Tips:
• Use pineapple juice to balance acidity and add natural sweetness
• Add raisins for signature Menudo sweetness
• Bell peppers add aroma and freshness—use red and green for color
• Kalamansi juice in the marinade helps tenderize and brighten the flavor
Cooking Tips:
• Fry vegetables separately to prevent them from becoming mushy in the sauce
• Add liver last to keep it tender and avoid overcooking
• Simmer slowly to blend all flavors evenly
Menudo
A festive and flavorful Filipino stew made with marinatedpork, liver, hotdogs, and a rich tomato-based sauce with sweet pineapple andveggies—perfect for gatherings and everyday ulam.
Ingredients
- 1 kg pork cubed
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 4 tbsp kalamansi juice
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- ½ kg pork liver sliced
- 2 tbsp kalamansi juice
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 4 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 large carrot cubed
- 1 large potato cubed
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 medium green bell pepper sliced
- 1 medium red bell pepper sliced
- 5 pcs hotdog sliced and fried
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp salt and pepper
- 2 pcs tomatoes chopped
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 liter water
- 2 pcs dried bay leaves
- 220 ml pineapple juice 1 can
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 3 pcs long green pepper
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 pc pork cube
- ¼ cup raisins
Instructions
- Marinate pork with soy sauce, kalamansi juice, and ground black pepper for 30 minutes
- Marinate pork liver with kalamansi juice, soy sauce, and pepper, then set aside
- In a pan, heat cooking oil and stir-fry carrot, potato, salt, and pepper until lightly browned
- Add bell peppers, cook briefly, then set aside with fried hotdogs
- In the same pan, add cooking oil, sauté onion, garlic, salt and pepper, and tomatoes
- Add the marinated pork, cook until light brown
- Stir in tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water, then add bay leaves and pineapple juice
- Add oyster sauce and simmer until pork is tender
- Add pork liver and cook for 5 minutes
- Stir in tomato ketchup, cooked vegetables, and long green pepper
- Add fried hotdogs, sugar, pork cube, and raisins, simmer until sauce thickens
