Name: Crispy Pata with Garlic Bagoong Recipe
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 whole pork pata, deboned; 1 tbsp black peppercorns; 2 pcs onions. quartered; 1 head garlic, crushed; 3 pcs. star anise; 2 pcs Knorr Pork Cube; water, to cover; oil for deep frying; Knorr Liquid Seasoning, as needed; 1 cup cooked rice; 2 tsp bagoong; 1 tsp toasted garlic

1 whole pork pata, deboned
1 tbsp black peppercorns
2 pcs onions. quartered
1 head garlic, crushed
3 pcs. star anise
2 pcs Knorr Pork Cube
water, to cover
oil for deep frying
Knorr Liquid Seasoning, as needed

For the Garlic-Bagoong Rice, mix together:

1 cup cooked rice
2 tsp bagoong
1 tsp toasted garlic

Pork knuckles or pata is a tough cut of meat. In order to come up with a crispy pata, you need to tenderize this first in water with Knorr Pork Cube, pepper, onions, garlic and star anise. Bring these to a boil over high heat and then reduce the heat to a simmer until the pork is tender. Drain the pata well and season with Knorr Liquid Seasoning.
Let’s now move on to making the stuffing for the pata. Combine cooked rice, bagoong and toasted garlic and fill the pata with this mixture. Secure the sides with some twine(thick form of sinulid) to properly seal the filling inside.
Now, get a pan that’s big enough to fit the pata and fill it with cooking oil. Get it nice and hot and deep-fry the stuffed pork until brown and crispy. Next, you have to remove it from the oil and place it on top of a tray lined with paper towels.
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