Fried Stuffed Beef Tripe (Fritura de Tripas Gordas)

Ingredients

• beef large intestine / thick tripe (tripas gordas)
• toasted bread, grated
• cheese, grated
• broth
• garlic
• ground cumin (cominos)
• pepper
• salt
• pita thread (hilo de pita)

Instructions

1. Cut the thick beef tripe into pieces about a sesma long.
2. Turn and wash them three times in salted water, then three times in vinegar-saturated water.
3. Dust with pepper and salt and turn them back to their natural state.
4. Grate toasted bread and cheese; moisten very slightly with broth seasoned with a little garlic and ground cumin, and stir.
5. Stuff the tripe with the mixture and tie the ends with pita thread.
6. Fry first over moderate fire to dry the inside, then over lively fire to toast; serve very hot.