Pata Tim- Pinoy Food, Filipino Cooking

Pata Tim- Pinoy Food, Filipino Cooking

Pata Tim

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 05:44 PM PST


Dear readers,

Here is the recipe for the day from pinoyfoodblog.com. If you are looking for a particular recipe, click the link, pinoyfoodblog.com and use the search feature on the right sidebar near the top . I’m sorry if I don’t get to send you a recipe every day of the week. You might also want to join Cuisinera Club and get free recipes and a chance to join monthly cooking demos. I will be there too so it’s a chance to meet each other.Happy New Year! If you truly want to have a prosperous and Happy New year, we must start with our health. A lot of Pinoy cooking uses oil. A sure way to make healthy dishes is replacing regular cooking oil with olive oil. The dilemma of most Filipino homemakers lies on the high prices of olive oils, unlike the more affordable lesser quality oils. Fortunately, I got introduced to Olive oil that can provide the same throng of health benefits, not to mention a rich a flavorful taste without going over the budget. Once can cook Pata Tim with olive oil but don’t use virgin olive oil for cooking. Here is their recipe:


Ingredients
1 1/2 kilo Pork Leh (chopped)
1 head garlic (minced)
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons Oyster sauce
1 tablespoon rice wine
1 tablespoon patis
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 cup pork or beef stock
2 tablespoons cornstarch in 4 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon Pure Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon garlic
4 pieces lettuce leaves (sliced)
6 pieces Shiitake mushrooms (whole)
2 Star Anise (optional)

Procedure

1. In a pot, boil pork leg until tender and keep stock.

2. Baste pork leg with soy sauce and brown in oil.

3. In another casserole, boil water and put in pork legs to take out oil.

4. Take out pork legs and discard water, take bones out and discard.

5. In a baking dish, arrange pork.

6. In a bowl, mix oyster sauce, rice wine, fish sauce, cornstarch diluted in water and sesame oil and soy sauce.

7. Pour in mixture to pork leg.

8. Steam pork leg for an hour or until cooked.

9. Saute lettuce and shiitake mushrooms in olive oil, garlic, star anise (optional) and oyster sauce until tender then make a bed for the Pata Tim

There you have one recipe using olive oil.

“Olive oils contain unsaturated fats that are less oxidized as compared to more common cooking oils,” says Professor Callanta, a UP professor. “Oxidized cholesterol from the more common cooking oils sticks to the artery walls and from the plaques that lead to heart attacks and strokes”.

Happy healthy cooking!——————

Have you visited my personal blog, Filipina Mom Blogger, my election 2010 Voters Education project at blogwatch.ph and my other blogs like

Shopping Finds for Bargain Finds & Events
Pinoy Food Photo Blog for Restaurants & Food Events
Your Pinoy Real Estate Broker for Real Estate Needs
Techie Gadgets for Cellphones, Laptops & Gadgets. Please pray for us that justice will soon be served with regards to my son’s death at the Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort.

You might also want to visit my daughter’s ukay-ukay store at store.ukaymanila.com and her Fashion and Makeup blog.

Thanks for visiting….Noemi Lardizabal-Dado

Add me in Facebook by introducing yourself. My facebook is at facebook.com/noemidado.

Be a Facebook Fan of Pinoy Food Blog recipes