PAKSIW NA PATA

Ingredients:

1 kilo sliced pata or pig's feet
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup water
1 tbps crushed garlic
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 dried banana blossoms, soaked in water
1 pc laurel or bay leaf
salt

To cook:

Boil pata in vinegar, water and garlic. Simmer until pata is tender, add more water as needed.
Put in soy sauce, brown sugar, bay leaf, banana blossoms and salt(according to taste) then simmer for 5 minutes.

INSARABASAB(broiled marinated pork)

(A recipe from the Province of Ilocos)

ingredients:

1 kilo pork kasim
1 tsp chopped garlic
1/2 cup calamansi juice
1 tsp salt
1 cup sliced onion
1 tps chopped ginger
1 tbsp sukang iloko(ilocos vinegar)

to cook:

Slice pork kasim to 1 inch thick pieces then marinate in garlic, calamansi and salt for 30 minutes. Broil meat. After broiling, slice pork thinly into 1/4 inch strips then garnish with onions, ginger and season with vinegar.