This is another favorite of mine. I remember when I was younger, I always requested my Lola to prepare Paksiw na Pata every Sunday morning for lunch. Like its cousin Adobo, its base ingredient is vinegar. It is very easy to prepare. Just dump everything in and it will do its own magic.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 kilo pork pata (pork legs), cut into serving sizes
- 1 cup of water
- 1/2 cup of vinegar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce (patis)
- 3 large cloves of garlic, crushed
- 2 bayleaves (laurel)
- 1 tspn whole peppercorns
- 1 pork bouillon cubes
- 1 tbsp sugar
- ground pepper and salt to taste
- 1/2 cup banana blossoms (bulaklak ng saging)
PROCEDURE:
1. Place the pork in a saucepan, add all the ingredients except the banana blossoms. Cover with a lid. On low heat, slowly bring it to a boil without stirring. Simmer for about 20 minutes before stirring.
Note: Pork pata may take a while to cook. Simmer in low heat. Very slowly, but it will help to soften the meat . It pays to be patient!
2. Once the pork is cooked, add the banana blossoms. Simmer for another 5-10 minutes.
3. Serve with rice.
1. Place the pork in a saucepan, add all the ingredients except the banana blossoms. Cover with a lid. On low heat, slowly bring it to a boil without stirring. Simmer for about 20 minutes before stirring.
Note: Pork pata may take a while to cook. Simmer in low heat. Very slowly, but it will help to soften the meat . It pays to be patient!
2. Once the pork is cooked, add the banana blossoms. Simmer for another 5-10 minutes.
3. Serve with rice.
hi! i got here through topblogs. i also cook easy meals at home for my husband but most of my recipes are not very filipino, and he's been egging me to cook pinoy food since God knows when.
ReplyDeleteanyway, i enjoyed your Lola Liling's recipes and hope you don't mind that one of these days, am gonna give one of them a try and rate it! :-)
i just cooked paksiw na pata for the first time today...and my children love it too. very delicious!
ReplyDeletethanks you guys. i really appreciate it. it feels good to know that you like the dishes. cooking session next time! ;-)
ReplyDeleteHi. I found your blog when I googled for pata recipes for a last minute dish I had to whip out for visitors. I should say that this is one of the better ones I came across. And to think that I had only had a 1.5 hour head start!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to trying out your other recipes.
i haave had the ingredients for days now except that i did not want the pata but just plain pork (ala stew cut). so i was mustering some courage to start cooking the pata i remembered from my bai (lola) - but since i forgot the procedure i surfed for the recipe and voila! effortless but the taste i tell you is so good. good i got it right first time cooking :-)
ReplyDelete@Anonumous, March 7 - YAY! Success! Yes please try the other recipes!
ReplyDelete@Anonymous, April 24 -- Oh, yes! You can also use regular pork cuts. My lola did that all the time too especially since we had to cut down on the fat for health reason. Great to know you liked it! :-)
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