Pata Hamonado (Sticky Sweet Pork Hock)
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pieces pork hock, preferably the front one because it’s meatier
- 3 cups pineapple juice
- 2 cups pineapple chunks
- 1 white onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic,minced
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3 pieces dried bay leaves
- 2 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp peppercorns
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
Instructions
- In a deep cooking pot, sauté onion and garlic until onion becomes translucent.
- Add peppercorns.
- Put the pork hock and cook on all sides for 5 minutes.
- Pour-in pineapple juice and water. Let boil.
- Add the soy sauce and bay leaves.
- Cover and simmer for 60 to 90 minutes until very tender. Add water, if necessary.
- Stir in the brown sugar,salt and pineapple chunks
- Simmer until sauce thickens.
- Transfer to a serving plate and Enjoy.
- Garnish with grilled pineapple on the side, if preffered.
Find it online: https://www.thepeachkitchen.com/2014/01/hamonadong-pata/