Pata Tim | Healthy Pork Pata Tim Recipe

 Pata Tim

Ingredients:

• 1 kilo pork’s leg (pata)
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 3/4 cup pineapple juice
• 3/4 cup oyster sauce
• 5 cloves garlic; crushed
• 1 tablespoon rice wine
• 1 tablespoon black pepper corns
• 1 red onion; chopped
• 3 bay leaves
• 3 pcs star anis

Procedure: 

1. In a stock pot with enough water, simmer the pork pata with all the ingredients until fork tender.
2. Add hot water if necessary to replace the evaporated liquid. Drain and cut the meat from one side and separate the bones.
3. Save 1 cup of broth.
4. Place pechay in a platter. Put the pata over the pechay. Set aside.
5. For a super tender meat use charcoal when cooking, slow cooking is the key. Patience is a virtue indeed.

Pata Tim Sauce Ingredients:

• 1 cup broth of pata
• 5 tablespoons cornstarch
• Salt to taste

Pata Tim Sauce Cooking Procedures: 

1. In a skillet, combine broth, cornstarch, and salt to taste. Bring to boil until sauce becomes thick.
2. Pour the sauce on top of the pata.