Pasig Style Nilagang Pata

Ingredients for Pasig Style Nilagang Pata

• 1 1/2 kg pork hock, cut into sections
• 3 saba bananas, sliced on an angle
• 4 medium sweet potatoes, quartered
• 1 tbsp annatto powder, diluted in 1/4 cup water
• 6 cups chicken stock or water
• 1/3 head cabbage, sliced
• 1 bunch string beans, cut into sections
• 2 medium white onions, roughly chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• Fish sauce, to taste
• Salt, to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• Oil, for cooking

How to cook Pasig Style Nilagang Pata

1. 1.Heat oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Sauté garlic and onion until fragrant.
2. 2.Season pork hock generously with salt. Add it and brown lightly on all sides until no longer pink.
3. 3.Add chicken stock, diluted annatto, and one sweet potato. Add water to cover, bring to a boil, then simmer on low for 1 hour 15 minutes.
4. 4.Meanwhile, pan-fry saba in a little oil until lightly browned; set aside.
5. 5.Add remaining sweet potatoes and simmer 5 minutes. Add string beans and fried saba; simmer 5 minutes.
6. 6.Add cabbage and simmer 3 minutes. Season with fish sauce and black pepper, then serve.