PATATIM

PATATIM
by Emy

Ingredients:

1 small piece pata, pork leg
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 can of sprite
3 tbsp. oyster sauce
1 head garlic, crushed
2 pcs bay leaf
1 small can pine apple slice
1 1/2 tbsp. cornstarch
1 to 1 1/2 tbsp. sugar
salt
peppercorn

Cooking procedure:

Wash thoroughly and remove all traces of blood. In a saucepan put cut pork leg, pour water to cover, bring to a boil and simmer for a minute. Now drain first boiled water and rinse off all scum. Return cut pork leg in the saucepan pour fresh water to cover, sprite, garlic, soy sauce, bay leaf and peppercorn. Bring to a boil and simmer at low to medium heat for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, add more water as necessary. Remove all scum that rises to the surface. Add sugar, oyster sauce and simmer for another 25 to 30 minutes or until the meat is tender. continue to simmer until the pork skin is soft like gelatin and the liquid is reduced to about half. Thicken sauce with cornstarch diluted in 1/4 cup water. Season with salt to taste if required. Serve with rice

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