Overseas Pinoy Cooking

Pata with Coke, Pork Leg Braised with Coke . This is an experimental dish that is base on some dish cooked with carbonated cola drinks. I was having a set of pork leg in the fridge for sometime, actually this is a part of the Pata Tim I just cook recently.  The dish idea came when I thought that since most of Pinoy braised pork leg dishes are sweet why not cook it with coke which is full of sugar. And as expected the outcome was a success. Cooking is fairly easy except for the long simmering of the pork leg. I would not hesitate to recommend the dish to every one who want something different.  Here is the recipe of my Pata with Coke, Pork Leg Braised with Coke, try it. Ingredient: 1 pork leg, saw cut into 1 1/2” slices 4-6 hard boiled eggs 1 liter coke or any carbonated cola drink 1 stick cinnamon 1-2 pcs. star anise 3-4 pcs. bay leaf 1 tsp. peppercorns 1 head garlic, crushed 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/4 cup vinegar 3/4 cup soy s...

Pata Tim is a popular braised pork leg dish served in Chinese restaurants in the Philippines it is similar to paksiw na pata with out the vinegar. It is usually served in a bed of blanch Chinese vegetables. Pork pata dishes are the favourite of most Pinoy this is very evident in the popularity of pork leg dishes like crispy pata , nilagang pata and as mentioned paksiw na pata . This dish is not for the health conscious individuals but satisfying once crave for some good food will not do harm once in a while. To cook the dish it is fairly easy except for the long hours of cooking. Just braise the pork leg in soy sauce, wine, oyster sauce some sugar and with cinnamon stick and star anise. For the bed of vegetables I used choy sum or Chinese mustard. Any similar vegetables will do you can even use pechay. For the mushrooms I used fresh shitake mushrooms, again dried shitake mushroom will do the trick. Here is how I cooked my version of patatim, enjoy. Ingredients: 1 small piece pata , ...