Tripazo (Tripe Stew)

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Receta de Illia María Espinosa
Number of servings
8
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
2000 gr tripe, honeycomb tripe, or beef tripe
1000 gr brown potato
1000 gr red potato
diluted achiote or annatto powder
6 piece(s) limes
4 cup(s) from the tripe cooking broth
1 tbsp baking soda
1 tbsp lard
4 piece(s) scallion stalks, chopped
250 gr onion, chopped
4 clove(s) garlic, chopped
1 piece(s) bunch of chopped fine herbs: thyme, rosemary, oregano, and wild cilantro
250 gr toasted and ground peanuts
2 tbsp oil
pinch salt and ground pepper to taste
Directions
  1. Let the tripe rest for 1 hour in water with baking soda and lemon.
  2. Wash 2 times with abundant water and rub with more lemon.
  3. Then put it to cook with the fine herbs, salt, and pepper, in a pressure cooker for 1 hour; after verifying it's very soft, chop in cubes of approximately 3 cm.
  4. Reserve the cooking broth.
  5. Separately, in a large container prepare a sofrito with lard, a little oil, annatto, onions, and garlic.
  6. Add the peeled potatoes cut in slices, cover with part of the reserved broth, continuing the cooking until the potatoes fall apart, and add the chopped tripe.
  7. Dissolve the toasted and ground peanuts in a little broth and incorporate into the preparation.
  8. The tripazo should be thick.
  9. Verify the seasoning by adding salt, and serve very hot with white rice and pineapple ají.