ALOG UTAK SA BAWAT KAGAT, SO CRISPY!!!

The answer is an irresistible dish that you will enjoy eating. It is exactly what I did in this video. It is probably the best crispy kare kare version that I had.

Let me share the details of the recipe with you.
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Crispy Pata Kare Kare Recipe

Ingredients:
4 lbs. pork hock (pata)
2 teaspoons salt
3 cups cooking oil
1/2 cup shrimp paste

Boiling ingredients:
3 quarts water
1 tablespoon salt
7 dried bay leaves
1 tablespoon whole peppercorn
Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Kare-Kare Sauce:
1 1/4 cup peanut paste
1 piece Knorr Pork Cube
2 tablespoons annatto powder
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups water
3 tablespoons cooking oil
Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Vegetable ingredients:
2 bunches bok choy
2 eggplants, sliced
10 string beans, cut in 2-inch pieces
18 ounces banana blossom in brine (canned)

Procedure:
Combine all the boiling ingredients in a large cooking pot. Add pork hock. Boil for 1 hour. Remove the pork hock from the cooking pot. Let it cool down. Debone the pork hock and then rub salt all over.
Heat oil in a pan. Saut garlic and onion. Once the onion softens, add the peanut paste. Stir and cook for 1 minute. Pour water and then stir until the mixture becomes smooth. Let the liquid boil. Add Knorr Pork Cube and annatto powder. Cover the pot. Reduce the heat to a simmer. Continue cooking until your desired consistency is achieved. Season with salt and ground black pepper. Set aside.
Heat oil in a wide and deep pot. Fry the pork hock until the bottom side turns golden brown and crispy. Turn it over and do the same thing on the opposite side. Remove from the pot. Let it cool down.Set aside.
Arrange the vegetable ingredients on a steamer. Steam for 3 to 5 minutes. Set aside.
Assemble your crispy pata kare-kare by pouring half of the sauce on a serving bowl. Arrange the steamed vegetables all around. Top with crispy pata. Distribute the remaining sauce by pouring onto the bowl. Serve with shrimp paste (bagoong alamang) as a condiment. Share and enjoy!