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Callos a la madrilena

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Ingredients:
1 lbs"honeycomb" tripe
1/2 cupDry white wine
1 smallTomato, chopped
1 Pig's foot or veal knuckle
-split in half
2 Sprigs parsley
10 Peppercorns, lightly crushed
2 Cloves, crushed
1 dashOf nutmeg
2 Bay leaves
1/2 tspDried thyme, or equivalent
-amount of fresh
Salt
1 smallOnion, coarsely chopped
6 Cloves garlic, peeled
2 tbspOlive oil
1 smallOnion, finely chopped
1/4 lbsChorizo (or Italian
-sausage), in ?inch
-slices
1/4 cupDiced cured (unsmoked) ham
1 tbspFlour
1 tbspSweet red (Spanish) paprika
1/2 Dried red chili pepper
-crumbled (remove seeds if
-you wish)
Procedures:
1(tripe, madrid style) tripe is especially favored in spain and, in fact, most countries where there is still a strong spanish influence.
2This isn"t surprising, because it makes a number of very different, but extremely tasty dishes.
3It requires long cooking times (less here because it is almost always cleaned and partially precooked when you buy it), but it keeps very well for days, in the refrigerator, and is even better when reheated than when first prepared.
4Since it"s difficult to buy half a pig"s foot or half a veal knuckle, this recipe makes enough for 4 - 6 servings as a main course.
5Make a full recipe a day or two ahead of time, serve as many tapas as needed, then enjoy the rest as a main course or snacks.
6This can be reheated very nicely in the microwave, by the way.
7To serve 4 - 6 as a main course, or make 12 - 18 tapas: rinse the tripe well, then put it into a rather large kettle and add cold water to cover.
8Bring to a boil, then drain immediately.
9Cut the tripe into 1 ?inch squares and return it to the empty kettle.
10Add 3 cups cold water and the wine, tomato, pig"s foot or veal knuckle, parsley, peppercorns, cloves, nutmeg, bay leaves, thyme, salt to taste, coarsely chopped onion and the garlic.
11Cover and simmer over low heat for 4 to 5 hours, until the tripe is almost tender.
12Heat the oil in a skillet and saute the finely chopped onion until it is wilted.
13Add the chorizo and ham and cook for 5 minutes.
14Stir in the flour and paprika and cook 1 minute more.
15Add ?cup of the liquid from the tripe kettle, a little at a time, and cook-stir until the mixture thickens.
16Add this and the chile to the tripe.
17Cover and cook 1 - 2 hours more.
18Remove the cover and continue cooking until the tripe is very tender.
19Remove the pig"s foot or veal knuckle from the tripe.
20Remove and discard all skin, bone and fat.
21Cut the meat into pieces and stir into the tripe.
22Serve in warmed bowls or shallow individual tapa-size dishes.
23Serve with good crusty bread for sopping up the sauce