美國人也吃牛肚（Menudo）（多圖）

今天是星期六，昨天下午內科醫生打電話來商量想做一個肝髒活檢，但病人的凝血功能不佳，故決定拖到周六早晨九點來做。為此星期六的早晨和平常一樣緊張，興衝衝趕到醫院，踏入辦公室的時間為九點零二分。周圍靜悄悄的，電話也沒有預期的那樣響起來，等了兩分鍾。

想想還是到樓上的放射科先查一查，在前台的辦公室問值班的技術員，原來放射科的C醫生到Cafeteria吃早飯去了。沒吃早飯的我，這時覺得饑腸轆轆了。到了樓下，在Cafeteria碰到了C醫生，他說他查了病人的凝血功能指標，還是不理想，決定將肝髒活檢推遲到周一。雖然工作取消了，但飯還是要吃的，於是走進了Cafeteria。

Cafeteria的東西都是老一套，bacon，sausage，scrambled eggs，還有manudo。我前麵的白人小夥子要了一盆manudo，我也要了一份。嚐了兩口，才知道這不是牛肚嗎？原來美國人也吃牛肚！回到家問LP吃過manudo嗎？她說吃過數次，都是在大學附近的墨西哥飯店裏嚐到的。原來manudo是一種墨西哥菜（湯），在墨西哥人雲集的南加州，這道菜就有了深厚的群眾基礎。。。

Menudo是一種傳統的墨西哥湯,非常流行,常常在特殊的場合喝。Menudo由牛肚(母牛胃)、洋蔥、胡椒粉、墨西哥辣椒和雞湯等一起熬製。

Ingredients（材料）
3 gallons water, divided
2 1/2 pounds beef tripe, cut into 1-inch pieces
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 large white onion, finely chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons ground red pepper
5 de arbol chile peppers
6 japones chile peppers, seeds removed
6 cups canned white or yellow hominy, drained
1/2 white onion, chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 limes, juiced

Directions（做法）
1.In a large pot, bring 1 gallon water to a boil. Place tripe in the pot, reduce heat, and simmer 2 hours. Periodically skim off fat with a spoon. Drain water, reduce heat, and pour in a fresh gallon of water. Continue to simmer tripe for 2 hours; drain.
2.Pour remaining 1 gallon water into the pot with tripe, and bring to a boil. Stir in garlic and 1 white onion. Season with salt, pepper, oregano, and red pepper. Reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour.
3.Preheat the broiler.
4.Arrange the de arbol chile peppers on a baking sheet, and broil about 2 minutes, just until they begin to scorch. Remove from heat, slit lengthwise, and remove seeds. In a blender or food processor, blend the de arbol chile peppers and japones chile peppers until very finely chopped. Mix into the pot, and continue cooking 2 hours over low heat.
5.Mix the hominy into the pot. Continue cooking 1 hour. Serve with remaining onion, cilantro, and lime juice.