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Sopa de Mondongo Costarricense

Name: Sopa de Mondongo Costarricense
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 120 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb beef tripe, cleaned (680 g); 2 tablespoons white vinegar and 1 tablespoon salt, for cleaning; 8 cups water (1.9 liters); 1/2 white onion, diced; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 carrot, peeled and sliced; 2 potatoes, peeled and cubed; 1 chayote, peeled and cubed; 1 cup cooked garbanzo beans (170 g); 1 tomato, diced; 2 tablespoons chopped culantro; 1 tablespoon lizano-style sauce; Salt and black pepper, to taste

A traditional Costa Rican dish — Sopa de Mondongo is a slow-simmered tripe soup that turns humble ingredients into liquid comfort.

⏱ 25 minPrep time

🔥 120 minCook time

🍽 6Servings

🏷 Costa Rican KitchenCategory

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A traditional Costa Rican dish — Sopa de Mondongo is a slow-simmered tripe soup that turns humble ingredients into liquid comfort. Honeycomb tripe cooks for hours with onion, garlic, and herbs until tender, then welcomes potatoes, carrots, chayote, and garbanzos into its rich broth. It is served with rice and lime, the way Ticos like their soups, and prized on chilly mountain evenings.

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Step by stepInstructions

Rub the tripe with the vinegar and salt, rinse it very well under cold water, and cut it into small bite-size pieces.
Simmer the tripe in the water with the onion, garlic, and a pinch of salt for about one and a half hours, until tender (or cook in a pressure cooker for forty-five minutes).
Add the carrot, potatoes, chayote, garbanzos, and tomato, and simmer for twenty minutes, until the vegetables are soft.
Season with the lizano-style sauce, salt, and pepper, and stir in the culantro.
Serve steaming hot in bowls with white rice and lime wedges on the side.

💡 Chef tips & storage

Most butcher shops sell tripe already cleaned, which saves the scrubbing. Skim the broth often while simmering for the cleanest, most delicate flavor.

Recipe details

Prep25 min

Cook120 min

Servings6

CategoryCosta Rican Kitchen

PublishedAugust 17, 2026

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