Bulacan Crispy Pata
Obando Fertility Rites of Obando, Bulacan (May 17-19). As unique as it can be, this fiesta has very specific target audience: couples who want to conceive. This fiesta is in celebration of Santa Clara (the patron saint of the childless), San Pascual Baylon (the shepherd who danced in prayer), and Our Lady of Salambao (the Immaculate Conception image that was caught by a fisherman through a salambao net.
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Servings: 4 people
Calories: 3870kcal
Cost: $25
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Equipment
1 pot
Ingredients
- 1 whole pig’s leg about 4 lbs., cleaned
- 4 pcs star anise
- 2 tbsp of whole peppercorn
- 6 pcs dried bay leaves
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 6 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground black pepper
- 12 cups water
- 8 cups vegetable oil
Instructions
- Place pork leg together with the rest of the ingredients, except for garlic powder, 2 teaspoons of salt, ground black pepper, and oil, in a pot and boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for an hour or until the meat is tender.
- Transfer pork leg in a strainer and set aside to cool.
- Rub pork leg with garlic powder, pepper, and remaining salt. Allow to sit for 15 minutes.
- Once the meat is ready, heat oil in a deep fryer over medium fire.
- Fry pork leg until crispy and golden brown, turning once.
- Place in a paper towel lined plate to drain excess fat and serve.
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Notes
Yes, it’s true. Filipinos can’t get enough of crispy, juicy pork they serve it
many ways. Crispy Pata is another dish of this kind, this time using not the
whole pig as with lechon or the pork belly as with lechon kawali but pork
hock or pork leg. The pork leg is cleaned thoroughly, then, boiled in a pot of
spices and seasonings until tender before it is deep fried to a crisp.
Norzagaray, a municipality in Bulacan, is known for serving the best tasting
Crispy Pata but you certainly can find this dish as well during the fiesta in
Obando or elsewhere in Bulacan and the rest of the Philippines. That’s howpopular this dish is.
many ways. Crispy Pata is another dish of this kind, this time using not the
whole pig as with lechon or the pork belly as with lechon kawali but pork
hock or pork leg. The pork leg is cleaned thoroughly, then, boiled in a pot of
spices and seasonings until tender before it is deep fried to a crisp.
Norzagaray, a municipality in Bulacan, is known for serving the best tasting
Crispy Pata but you certainly can find this dish as well during the fiesta in
Obando or elsewhere in Bulacan and the rest of the Philippines. That’s howpopular this dish is.
Nutrition
Calories: 3870kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 436g | Saturated Fat: 67g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 250g | Monounsaturated Fat: 99g | Trans Fat: 3g | Sodium: 3525mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.04g | Vitamin A: 101IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 1mg
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