Patatim Recipe

Ingredients:

1 pork leg(pata), slice into serving pieces.

3 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon peppercorn

6 cloves garlic, pounded

2 onions, chopped

2 cups soda(sprite, 7-up, lemonade or root beer)

5 cups pork broth

1/2 cup soy sauce

1/2 cup oyster sauce

2 bay leaves(laurel)

2 pieces star anise (optional)

1/4 cup dried banana blossoms(puso ng saging)

2/3 cup brown sugar

1 tablespoon cornstarch(dissolved in 1/2 cup water)

2 bundles steamed bok choy(Pechay)(optional)

cooking oil for frying