K-jon's Tripe Creole

Total Time: 11 hrs Preparation Time: 7 hrs Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 5 lbs tripe
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste)
• 1 tablespoon thyme, dry
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1 tablespoon caraway seed
• 750 ml dry wine
• 1 onion, large quartered
• 1 garlic, whole (not peeled)
• 1/2 cup salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 cups onions (chopped)
• 4 cups bell peppers (chopped)
• 3 cups celery (chopped)
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes (crushed with by hand)
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 tablespoon thyme
• 1 tablespoon basil
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup calamata olive (pitted& chopped) (optional)
• 1/2 cup capers (optional)
• 4 (15 ounce) cans great northern beans (optional)
• 1 lb ham (cubed)
• 1 -2 smoked ham hock (add meat & remove bone & fat when done)

Recipe

• 1 boil tripe in a broth of the following for 6 hours:.
• 2 3 gallons water.
• 3 1 tablespoon of each of the following: crush red pepper, thyme, paprika,.
• 4 granulated garlic, onion powder, parsley, caraway seeds.
• 5 1 bottle of wine.
• 6 1 onion ¼ er’d, 1 bulb garlic, ½ cup salt.
• 7 remove tripe and rinse well, remove garlic bulb and save for stew,.
• 8 reserve 1 quart of strained broth for stew. ( add to taste! very spicy).
• 9 when cool, rinse again & cut tripe in ½”x 2” pieces set aside.
• 10 stew.
• 11 sautee all of the following for 15 minutes on mid-high heat:.
• 12 1 stick butter.
• 13 4 cups onion (chopped).
• 14 4 cups bell pepper (chopped).
• 15 3 cups celery (chopped).
• 16 2 tablespoons minced garlic.
• 17 add all of the following and stew for 4 hours:.
• 18 2- 28oz. can whole tomatoes (crushed with by hand).
• 19 1- 28oz. can crushed tomatoes.
• 20 1 tbs. each: parsley, basil, thyme, oregano, cayenne pepper.
• 21 2 bay leaves, 2 tbs. sugar,.
• 22 1 cup calamata olives (pitted& chopped), ½ cup capers.
• 23 12 oz. ham (cubed) (i like black forest).
• 24 2 smoked ham hocks ( add meat & remove bone & fat when done).
• 25 add the following and cook 1 hour more:.
• 26 tripe, boiled garlic (pealed), and reserve broth.