Beef Feet Broth

INGREDIENTS

• 1 ½ KG BEEF FEET
• JUICE OF 3 LIMES
• 2 BAY LEAVES
• 2 TABLESPOONS ANNATTO SEEDS OIL
• 1 MEDIUM ONION, CHOPPED
• 2 CLOVES OF GARLIC, CHOPPED
• 4 TOMATOES, PEELED AND SEEDED
• ¼ BUNCH SCALLION, CUT INTO FINE RINGS
• SALT AND GROUND PEPPER TO TASTE

PREPARATION

Wash beef feet very well with lime juice. Cook it in a pressure cooker with bay leaves for about 50 minutes, counting down as soon as the cooker reaches pressure. Remove, set broth aside, and separate meat from bones and cartilage. Chop the meat. Heat annatto seeds oil and stir-fry the onion, garlic and tomato. Stir in two-thirds of the beef feet. Cover with half of the broth and let it cook for 30 minutes. Blend it in a blender until smooth. Return it to the pan with remaining meat and cook for a little longer. Season with salt, pepper and half of the scallion. Serve it sprinkled with remaining scallion.