Pata Tim Recipe

Pata tim is a popular pork leg Filipino dish which is very similar to the paksiw na pata but does not have vinegar. This dish is basically boiled pork leg with a blend of soy sauce, oyster sauce, pineapple juice and spices like garlic, star anise and cinnamon and with vegetables like mushrooms and bok choy. What makes this dish appetizing aside from it’s flavor is the very tender meat and the skin with gelatin like texture and thick 1 kilo pork pata (pork leg) 1 bunch bokchoy 3 Tbsp. soy sauce 1/4 cup oyster sauce 1 cup pineapple juice 1 whole star anise or sanke 6 cloves garlic, crushed 1 stick cinnamon bark 2 Tbsp. sugar 2 Tbsp. cornstarch salt or patis (fish sauce) 50 grams Shitake mushrooms How to cook…