Description
Crispy pata is one of the all-time Filipino favourite dishes usually is served in special occasions; it has a similar reputation as a lamb leg roast or Thanksgiving turkey in the Western World.
Ingredients
Crispy Pata
- 2–3 pcs large pork legs, get the fatty one this is essential for the crackling
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup fish sauce
- 1.5 litres Sprite
- 2 tbsp baking soda
- 1 whole garlic, minced
- 1 whole onion, quartered
- 2 tbsp ground black pepper
- 4 tbsp rock salt
- 6 pcs bay leaves
- oil
Vinegar Dip
Instructions
Crispy Pata
- Combine soy sauce, fish sauce, sprite, garlic, baking soda, salt in a deep pot.
- Now soak the pork leg into the mixture, pierce the skin multiple time with knife to let the marinade seep through.
- Marinate for at least 24 hours turning to the other side after 12 hrs.
- Now using the same pot with everything on it (marinade and pork), place in a stove top add the onions and bay leaves and bring to a boil and cook for 1.5 hour.s
- Let the meat cool for at least an hour, then place in a fridge for at least 2 hours.
- Remove from fridge then prepare a deep fryer or deep pot with cover. Heat oil in your chosen vessel and once it’s near to its smoking point using long tongs while holding the one you will use for cover, pick the cold pork leg and drop it on the hot oil. Cover the pot immediately as it will splatter violently; cook until skin becomes really crunchy and golden brown.
- Remove from pot/deep fryer then serve.
Vinegar Dip
- Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl
Sarap pulutan nyan pre…. Kelan ba tayo iinom sa target?
ooooh – this looks delicious, I have tried Pancit and Adobo, but until now never heard of crispy pata. I will certainly have to try this soon.
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This sounds so good! I’ll have to get the ingredients and make it!
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YUMMMMYYYY! Pampatigil puso haha! đŸ™‚ SUper sarap pag inuman na đŸ™‚
Interesting. I’ve never heard of Sprite being used as a marinade, but I have heard of Coke being used in this way so I’m sure this works too. Deep frying fatty pork legs sounds like culinary genius.
Wow! The dish sounds delicious – and while you’re right about it not getting the heart foundation tick, I’m lretty sure most of the fat in the leg would render into the water…
I am in LOVE with this dish. Mymouth just wishes it could try some right now actually lol
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Oh my! That looks fabulous! We’ve got a pork leg in the freezer—but, alas, I’m not sure I have a pot big enough for deep frying it.
hi! You can cut the leg into smaller pieces before marinating. Works the same way.
Looks and sounds so delicious! This is a must try!
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I’ve copied this out, Ray, I want to EAT IT NOW!!
Crispy anything gets my vote!!! What a great looking pork leg!
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I probably won’t be attempting this one at home with the whole oil thing, but it does look DELICIOUS! I have no doubt it would be a winner here.
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Crispy pata is definitely scary to make đŸ™‚ Inevitably it ends up being my ni and titas and I screaming in the kitchen as it sputters at us. But it’s so delicious! Totally worth it.
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Boy, this looks sinfully good! Not something you want to eat everyday, as you point out, but great for a special occasion. Terrific stuff – thanks.
we eat that occassionally or else,”patay kang bata ka”…but the best, really….
My mom orders pata with her menudo… I am sure she would love this!
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really love this recipe…it really helps.kudos!
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When you boil the pork leg …do you ADD water ??? to cover the whole leg ??? Because the liquid of the marinade is basically just one cup of liquid & 1.5 liter of sprite…is that enough ???
Ues that should be enough provided you dont have a very large pot, if not just top it up with water.
Oh my Gawd.
You first had me at pork and then you went and mentioned deep-fried. Can I dive into that please?
Gorgeous.
Just stumbled on this. I was taught by an excellent Filipina cook to hang the pata for several hours to dry it before frying. That makes it less scary because it isnt wet when it hits the oil. When we were living in the Philippines we had a party where we just kept frying one pata after another all night.
Thanks for this tip đŸ™‚