🥢 Pata Tim

Meat · Main ingredient: Pork · ⏱ 145 min · Serves 5 · ~₱595 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients

• 1.2 kg Pork leg (pata), whole or halved
• 0.5 cup Soy sauce
• 0.25 cup Oyster sauce
• 0.3333 cup Brown sugar
• 4 cloves Garlic, crushed
• 3 pcs Star anise
• 1 thumb Ginger, sliced
• 2 pcs Dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked and sliced
• 4 pcs Bok choy or pechay, blanched
• 2 tbsp Cornstarch mixed with 3 tbsp water (slurry)
• 2 tbsp Cooking oil

Instructions

1. Blanch pork leg in boiling water for 5 minutes to remove impurities, then drain and rinse.
2. Heat oil in a large pot and sauté garlic and ginger until fragrant.
3. Add the pork leg and sear lightly on all sides.
4. Pour in water, soy sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar, and star anise. Bring to a boil, then lower heat, cover, and simmer for 1.5-2 hours until pork is very tender, turning occasionally.
5. Add shiitake mushrooms during the last 20 minutes of cooking.
6. Once tender, remove pork and keep warm. Strain and return the sauce to the pot, then bring to a simmer.
7. Stir in the cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce.
8. Pour the thickened sauce over the pork leg, arrange blanched bok choy around it, and serve hot with steamed rice.

🩺 Health-condition tags and calorie counts are general reference estimates only, not medical advice — consult a doctor or dietitian for guidance specific to you.