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Pata tim, Filipino braised pork hock

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Philippine pork knuckle, cooked in three stages: boiled, then fried, and finally steamed in a sauce made with oysters, rice wine, and dried squid.

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Recipe from Yivan000, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Pata tim is a Filipino dish inspired by Chinese cuisine, featuring pork shanks. It is known for its tender and juicy texture, and is typically coated in a shrimp-based sauce and served with lettuce.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time3 hr
  • Total3 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodsteam
  • Estimated cost$39.20 $6.53 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $37.18
  • $0.13
  • $0.40
  • $0.18
  • $0.34
  • $0.35
  • $0.04
  • $0.39
  • $0.08
  • $0.04
  • $0.07

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a saucepan, place the shank in enough water to cover it and bring to a boil.
  2. Remove it and save the cooking broth.
  3. Brush the shrimp with soy sauce and fry them in hot oil until they are golden brown.
  4. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan and submerge the shank in it to remove the fat.
  5. Take it out and remove the bones. ≈ 8 min
  6. Place the meat in an oven-safe dish or a hollow plate. ≈ 3 min
  7. Heat some oil.
  8. Brown the garlic and the squid.
  9. Arrange them on the pork. ≈ 3 min
  10. Combine the oyster sauce, rice wine, fish sauce, cornstarch mixed with water, sesame oil, and soy sauce. ≈ 4 min
  11. Pour this sauce over the pork. ≈ 3 min
  12. Steam for 1 hour, or until the pork is cooked through.
  13. Sauté the lettuce or Chinese cabbage in a small amount of oil.
  14. Arrange them on a serving dish. ≈ 2 min
  15. Place the cooked patty on top. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Pata tim, Filipino braised pork hock

  • 1.5 kg of pork shanks$37.18
  • 2 tablespoons of soy sauce$0.13
  • 240 ml of frying oil$0.40
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced$0.18
  • 50 g of dried squid, soaked in water and chopped$0.34
  • 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce$0.35
  • 1 tablespoon of rice wine$0.04
  • 1 tablespoon of fish sauce$0.39
  • 2 tablespoons of cornstarch$0.08
  • 1/2 cup of sesame oil$0.04
  • 1 tablespoon of soy sauce (for the sauce)$0.07

Total$39.20

that's $6.53 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 1.5 kg of pork shanks
  • 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
  • 240 ml of frying oil
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 50 g of dried squid, soaked in water and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of rice wine
  • 1 tablespoon of fish sauce
  • 2 tablespoons of cornstarch
  • 240 ml of water
  • 1/2 cup of sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon of soy sauce (for the sauce)
  • 1 head of lettuce or 1 Chinese cabbage, sliced

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