Filipino Recipes

Throughout the centuries, Filipino cuisine has been a constantly evolving amalgamate of Oriental and Occidental influences. Chinese, Malay, Arab, Spanish, and American explorers and settlers have each contributed to the regions colorful culinary delights. One of Filipino cuisine's most dominant attributes comes from the Spaniards, whose cuisine is at the source of nearly 80% of all Filipino dishes.

Another, although less present influence is that of other South-East Asian countries who have contributed all but their love of hot spices to Filipino cooking. On this website, we have thought it best to add hot peppers to some of the sauces and dishes, simply because that is how we best enjoy them.

We have also tried to include alternate versions of popular dishes to suit a variety of tastes, including that of vegetarians, which aren't really catered to in most Filipino recipes. We did so without altering the original flavor of the dishes in question, and hope you will also be able to come up with substitutions on your own.

To round off our gallery of treats from the Philippines, we have included a glossary of terms that will help you figure out what it all means, and make your trip to the grocery store easier.

This site is also a work in progress, and we plan to add recipes in the months to come, so keep coming back. In the meantime, you may exchange recipes on our Culinary Forum.


Monday, January 11, 2010

Crispy Pata Recipe


Preparation & drying: 4 hours to 1 day

Estimated cooking time: 20 minutes

Crispy Pata Ingredients:

  • 1 Pata (front or hind leg of a pig including the knuckles)

  • 1 bottle of soda (7Up or sprite)

  • 1 tablespoon of salt

  • 2 tablespoons patis (fish sauce)

  • 1/2 tablespoon baking soda

  • 1 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate (MSG)

  • 4 tablespoons of flour

  • Enough oil for deep frying

  • Enough water for boiling

Crispy Pata Cooking Instructions:

  • Clean the pork pata by removing all hairs and by scraping the skin with a knife. Wash thoroughly.

  • Make four to five inch cuts on the sides of the pata.

  • On a deep stock pot, place the pata in water with soda and salt. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Then add the baking soda and continue to simmer for another 10 minutes.

  • Remove the pata from the pot and hang and allow to drip dry for 24 hours. An alternative to this is to thoroughly drain the pork pata and refrigerate for a few hours.

  • After the above process, rub patis on the pata and sprinkle flour liberally.

  • In a deep frying pot, heat cooking oil and deep fry the pork pata until golden brown.

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