How to Clean Tripe

Ingredients

• tripe
• lime
• wood ashes
• coarse sea salt
• boiling water
• cold water

Directions

1. If using lime, mix it with enough cold water to make it liquid.

2. Sew up the emptied stomach to prevent lime from entering.

3. Soak the tripe in lime-water for 30 minutes before scraping.

4. Wash off the lime thoroughly to avoid skin irritation.

5. If using wood ashes, sprinkle them on the emptied stomach and wash with cold water.

6. Submerge the tripe in boiling water for 5-6 hours.

7. If neither lime nor ashes are available, scald the tripe repeatedly with boiling salted water until clear.

8. Soak the tripe in cold salted water for a week, changing the water daily.

9. After treatment, wash the tripe in fresh water and boil in salted water until tender.