Sopa de Pata

Tripe and cow's foot soup with corn and plantain.

Ingredients

• 1 kg Cow's foot
• 500 g Tripe
• 3 Corn cobs
• 2 Green plantains
• 400 g Cassava
• 300 g Cabbage
• 3 Tomatoes
• 1 Onion
• ½ cup Coriander
• 3 tbsp Lime juice
• 2 tsp Salt
• 12 cups Water

Method

1. Clean well — Scrub the tripe with lime and salt and rinse thoroughly — this step decides whether the soup smells good.
2. Boil long — Simmer the foot and tripe for 3 hours until completely tender.
3. Add vegetables — Add the corn, plantain, cassava and cabbage and cook 30 minutes.
4. Season — Add tomato, onion and salt and simmer 15 minutes.
5. Sopa de Pata is ready — Finish with coriander and lime.

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