Fiesta Paksiw recipe

800 g pork pata (pork leg), cut into serving portions
2 cups water
1 tbsp DEL MONTE red cane vinegar
6 cloves garlic, crushed
1 laurel leaf
1 can (234 g) DEL MONTE pineapple chunks
4 pcs saba bananas, sliced and fried
1/4 cup bulaklak ng saging (banana blossoms)
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp peppercorns


Clean pata. Add water, vinegar, garlic and laurel leaf. Boil until tender. Add more water if needed.
Add remaining ingredients. Season with 2/3 tsp fine salt or 2/3 tbsp rock salt. Simmer for 5 minutes, or until cooked.

6 servings

Rich in Vitamin B1 - prevents beri beri

Make Paksiw more festive by adding hard boiled quail eggs