K-JON'S TRIPE CREOLE

Steps:

• Boil Tripe in a broth of the following for 6 hours:.
• 3 gallons water.
• 1 tablespoon of each of the following: crush red pepper, thyme, paprika,.
• granulated garlic, onion powder, parsley, caraway seeds.
• 1 bottle of white wine.
• 1 onion ¼ er'd, 1 bulb garlic, ½ cup salt.
• Remove tripe and rinse well, remove garlic bulb and save for stew,.
• Reserve 1 quart of strained broth for stew. ( add to taste! very spicy).
• When cool, rinse again & cut tripe in ½"X 2" pieces set aside.
• Stew.
• Sautee all of the following for 15 minutes on mid-high heat:.
• 1 stick butter.
• 4 cups onion (chopped).
• 4 cups bell pepper (chopped).
• 3 cups celery (chopped).
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic.
• Add all of the following and stew for 4 hours:.
• 2- 28oz. can whole tomatoes (Crushed with by hand).
• 1- 28oz. can crushed tomatoes.
• 1 tbs. each: Parsley, Basil, Thyme, Oregano, cayenne pepper.
• 2 Bay Leaves, 2 tbs. sugar,.
• 1 cup calamata olives (pitted& Chopped), ½ cup capers.
• 12 oz. Ham (cubed) (I like Black Forest).
• 2 smoked Ham Hocks ( add meat & remove bone & fat when done).
• Add the following and cook 1 hour more:.
• Tripe, Boiled Garlic (pealed), and reserve broth.