A hearty and flavorful soup made with tripe, vegetables, and spices.
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 bay leaf
- honeycomb tripe
- 5 slices of smoked bacon
- 1/2 cup onion chopped
- 1/2 cup leeks white and light green part, chopped
- 1 cup sweet red bell peppers cored, seeded and chopped
- 1/2 cup celery diced
- 1 cup carrot chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 serrano chile pepper
- 8 cups beef stock
- 2 cups tomato juice
- veal knuckle bones
- 2 cups spinach well washed, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 cups potatoes diced
- 2 tablespoons flour
- Carbohydrate 22.891479249002 g
- Cholesterol 24.6970000103866 mg
- Fat 9.5637745027896 g
- Fiber 2.37042501210463 g
- Protein 18.7289577499917 g
- Saturated Fat 5.1863272517437 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (918g)
- Sodium 1797.03155000285 mg
- Sugar 20.5210542368973 g
- Trans Fat 0.787008375139502 g
- Calories 244 calories
Step-by-step
- Rinse the tripe under cold running water, drain.
- Cut the tripe into thin shreds. Chop the shreds into one inch lengths. Set aside.
- Chop the bacon and cook in a large dutch oven. Add the onion and cook until onion is translucent. You may need to add a bit more oil. Add the tripe, red bell peppers, leek, celery, carrot, garlic and cook, stirring for about two minutes. Stir in the serrano chile pepper, beef stock, tomato juice, knuckles and all the spices. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer slowly for three hours. You must do this for the tripe to become tender, you don't want it chewy.
- Add the potatoes and spinach, cook until potatoes are tender 20-30 minutes.
- Melt the butter, add the flour and whisk, slowly add the cream and continue to whisk until smooth to make a roux. Add the roux to the simmering soup and stir for a few minutes.
Honeycomb tripe performs the heaviest lifting in this dish, demanding a full three hours of simmering to break down its collagen and yield a tender texture instead of a rubbery chew. If honeycomb tripe is unavailable, beef tendon or even thick-cut beef shank offers a comparable structural heft, though cooking times will shift. Render the smoked bacon slowly over medium-low heat to render out the fat completely before sweating the aromatics, ensuring the pan does not scorch. A heavy Dutch oven is essential for distributing heat evenly across a three-hour simmer, but a standard heavy-bottomed stockpot works equally well if monitored closely to prevent bottom scorching. Whisking the flour and melted butter into a smooth paste before tempering in the heavy cream prevents the thickening roux from forming stubborn lumps when introduced to the hot stock. Keep the simmer gentle once the potatoes and spinach are introduced, cooking for roughly twenty to thirty minutes until the starch yields completely to the tip of a paring knife.
