🦵 Paksiw na Pata

Meat · Main ingredient: Pork · ⏱ 135 min · Serves 5 · ~₱555 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients

• 1.2 kg Pork leg (pata), cut into chunks
• 0.75 cup Vinegar
• 0.5 cup Soy sauce
• 0.5 cup Brown sugar
• 6 cloves Garlic, crushed
• 2 pc Bay leaves
• 1 tsp Whole peppercorns
• 0.25 cup Dried banana blossoms or saging na saba (optional)
• 2.5 pcs Dried bay leaves
• 0.25 cup Wood ear mushrooms (tenga ng daga), soaked (optional)
• 3 pinch Salt to taste

Instructions

1. In a large pot, combine pork leg, water, garlic, bay leaves, and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, skimming off scum.
2. Lower heat and simmer, covered, for 1-1.5 hours until pork is tender.
3. Add vinegar and let simmer uncovered for 5 minutes without stirring.
4. Stir in soy sauce and brown sugar, then continue to simmer, covered, for 20-30 minutes until the sauce reduces and thickens.
5. Add mushrooms or banana blossoms if using, and simmer for another 10 minutes.
6. Adjust sweetness, saltiness, and sourness to taste.
7. Serve hot with steamed rice.

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