Filipino Menudo (Pork and Liver Stew)

Ingredients

• 2.25 bonelesss pork chops
• 0.5 pounds pork liver
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic , minced
• 1 onion , diced
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tomatoes , diced
• 1 , 15.5 ounce
• 1 , 1.5 ounce
• 2 potatoes , diced

Instructions

1. 1

   Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; add pork chops and return to a boil. Cook pork chops at a boil for 5 minutes, remove, and set aside to cool. Remove 1 cup of broth from the pot and set aside for later use. Once chops are cooled to the touch, cut them into bite-size pieces.

2. 2

   Return water to a boil; add pork liver to the pot and cook at a boil until tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard liquid. Set liver aside to cool; cut into bite-size pieces.

3. 3

   Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir pork chops into onion and garlic; cook and stir together for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add tomatoes and reserved broth; cover and cook for 10 minutes. Stir pork liver, garbanzo beans, raisins, and potatoes into the mixture; cover and simmer until potatoes are fork tender, about 10 minutes.