In Filipino cooking, menudo is oftentimes cooked using pork and liver as meat. That is because not everyone in the family would favor the use of beef tripe in their meal. So most of the time the tripe is served to the husbands and/or other members of the family that takes a fancy to this particular type of menudo dish. The other ingredients used are consist of vegetables namely carrots, potatoes, green peas, red bell pepper, and sun-dried raisins. Onions, garlic, and bay leaves add to the inviting aroma that helps create this favorite recipe.  And for the base, they use a generous amount of tomato sauce. Yes, they do enjoy lathering their dinner plate in the rich, saucy goodness of tomatoes. For Filipinos, the more tomato sauce there is in a dish, the better. Tomato sauce can either be rendered from crushing fresh tomatoes while sauteing or using the commercial ones sold in tetra packs or bottles, which are sold in almost all local stores in the neighborhood.

Pork Menudo Recipe