Paksiw na Pata with Saging na Saba

Ingredients:

• 1 pork hind or pata ng baboy cut into serving pieces
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 1/2 cup of  brown sugar
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup bulaklak ng saging or dried banana blossom (soaked in water)
• 1 tsp. whole pepper corn
• 3 cloves garlic chopped
• 1 small onion, sliced
• Salt to taste
• Saging na Saba, sliced into 2 by 2 cubes and fried

Procedure:

1. Place pork leg in a pot and add water (enough to cover the meat). Bring to a boil, strain, and discard water from first boil. 
2. Put the Pata back into a pot and add enough water to cover it. Add  the soy sauce, vinegar, pepper corn, sugar, salt, onion, and garlic. Simmer over low heat for at least 1 hour or, until pata, is tender and sauce is thickens. Using a Pressure cooker may require less time. Add water if necessary to prevent drying out.
3. When meat is tender, add the banana blossom. Stir well, salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for a few minutes then add the fried saging na saba. Turn off heat.
4. Easy A? =)