Nilagang pata ng baboy (boiled pork leg)

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Ingredients :

1 pork pata, unchopped
1 whole onion
1 whole garlic
1 bay leaf
10 peppercorns
salt
3-4 stewing potatoes
1 large carrot
1/4 of a whole squash
chopped greens (parsley or mint) for garnish

Cooking procedure :

Wash the pata well and scrape the skin with a knife. Use a kitchen torch to burn any remaining hair. Cut through the joint that separates the leg from the feet (hock). Place is a large casserole and cover with water. Add the whole garlic and onion, peppercorns and bay leaf. Season with salt. Bring to a boil, skimming off scum as it rises. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for an hour and a half to two hours or until the meat is fork tender. When the meat is done, remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a serving platter. Strain the broth.

While the pata cooks, prepare the vegetables. Peel the carrot and potatoes and cut into wedges. Cut off the skin of the squash and scoop out the seeds with a spoon. Cut into wedges.

Reheat the strained broth and bring to a boil. Add the carrot wedges and simmer for five minutes. Add the potato wedges and simmer for about eight to ten minutes. Finally, add the squash wedges and continue simmering for another seven to eight minutes. Scoop out the vegetables and arrange beside the boiled pata. If you wish you may reheat the pata in the broth just before serving. Sprinkle the pata and vegetables with chopped parsley or mint for added flair.

Ladle the broth into individual soup bowls and serve on the side. For an even better gastronomic experience, serve the pata and vegetables with a dipping sauce made with equal amounts of freshly-squeezed kalamansi (native citrus) juice and patis.

Enjoy! :)

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3 Responses to “Nilagang pata ng baboy (boiled pork leg)”
  1. marilou says:
    November 1, 2009 at 11:05 am

    Hi Connie. I have a different recipe for nilagang pata which I learned from my mom. This is one of my favorite ulams, and now has become my own family’s favorite. Unlike your recipe, we cook the pata already sliced, and the veggies are sayote and malunggay leaves. Just boil the pata with peppercorns and crushed ginger. Add the veggies when the pata is tender, season with patis. Ang sarap!

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