What about some offal? Boiled tripes in tomato sauce
Tripe dishes are made with the stomach of various ruminants. The most common type of tripe is beef tripe from cattle. Like many predators, our Paleolithic ancestors probably ate plenty of offal, likely including tripe. They certainly did not eat only muscle meat. It would have been a big waste to eat only muscle meat, particularly because animal organs and other non-muscle parts are very rich in vitamins and minerals. The taste for tripe is an acquired one. Many national cuisines have traditional tripe dishes, including the French, Chinese, Portuguese, and Mexican cuisines – to name only a few. The tripe dish shown in the photo below was prepared following a simple recipe. Click on the photo to enlarge it. Here is the recipe: - Cut up about 2 lbs of tripe into rectangular strips. I suggest rectangles of about 5 by 1 inches. - Boil the tripe strips in low heat for 5 hours. - Drain the boiled tripe strips, and place them in a frying or sauce pan. You may use the same pan you used for boi...