| One of the top favorite dishes in the Philippines is the | | | | The dish is rich in sodium due to the use of tomato |
| Menudo. Found in almost every occasion, this dish is a | | | | sauce. Like other Philippine dishes, it is also high in fat |
| great source of nutrients. But the use of meat and oil | | | | due to oil and meat. |
| poses some health risks. Learn more about this | | | | As a healthier solution, choose leaner cuts of pork and |
| favorite Menudo from the Philippines. | | | | try to lessen the amount of oil used to sauté the |
| Just like the boy band with the same name, this rich, | | | | ingredients. Below is my own healthier recipe: |
| Filipino dish is a feast for the senses. This top Philippine | | | | Ingredients: cooking oil, 50 g garlic, 750 g lean cuts of |
| delicacy is a dish of diced meat and vegetable in | | | | pork, 250 g liver, 200 g bell peppers (green and red for |
| thickened sauce. Flavored with tomatoes, finely | | | | color), 100 g onions (red), 200 g potatoes, 200 g |
| chopped onions, and colorful bell pepper, Menudo is a | | | | carrots, 2.5 cups tomato sauce, 4 cups soup stock, |
| relatively healthier dish than the rest of the Filipino | | | | atsuete for color, black pepper and salt to taste |
| foods. | | | | To cook Menudo, sauté onions then garlic in oil. Add |
| Menudo is mainly pork, which is rich in protein and | | | | atsuete with pork and liver and simmer until meat is |
| phosphorus. The secret of Menudo is in the addition of | | | | tender. Add tomato sauce and soup stock and simmer |
| liver. Liver is rich in vitamin A, vitamin B1 or thiamine, | | | | until sauce thickens. Add carrots, potatoes, and bell |
| vitamin B2 or riboflavin, folic acid, and niacin. | | | | peppers and season with salt and pepper to taste. |