美国人也吃牛肚（Menudo）（多图）

今天是星期六，昨天下午内科医生打电话来商量想做一个肝脏活检，但病人的凝血功能不佳，故决定拖到周六早晨九点来做。为此星期六的早晨和平常一样紧张，兴冲冲赶到医院，踏入办公室的时间为九点零二分。周围静悄悄的，电话也没有预期的那样响起来，等了两分钟。

想想还是到楼上的放射科先查一查，在前台的办公室问值班的技术员，原来放射科的C医生到Cafeteria吃早饭去了。没吃早饭的我，这时觉得饥肠辘辘了。到了楼下，在Cafeteria碰到了C医生，他说他查了病人的凝血功能指标，还是不理想，决定将肝脏活检推迟到周一。虽然工作取消了，但饭还是要吃的，于是走进了Cafeteria。

Cafeteria的东西都是老一套，bacon，sausage，scrambled eggs，还有manudo。我前面的白人小伙子要了一盆manudo，我也要了一份。尝了两口，才知道这不是牛肚吗？原来美国人也吃牛肚！回到家问LP吃过manudo吗？她说吃过数次，都是在大学附近的墨西哥饭店里尝到的。原来manudo是一种墨西哥菜（汤），在墨西哥人云集的南加州，这道菜就有了深厚的群众基础。。。

Menudo是一种传统的墨西哥汤,非常流行,常常在特殊的场合喝。Menudo由牛肚(母牛胃)、洋葱、胡椒粉、墨西哥辣椒和鸡汤等一起熬制。

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.