August 30, 2010

Crispy goodness

We-ell, if you have to control your cholesterol levels, then this isn't quite good for you. Crispy Pata is another favorite Filipino dish. Pata is the Tagalog word for thigh, but the dish consists of a whole pork leg (bone, skin and knuckles included)—boiled or pressure-cooked, dried well and deep fried. Crunchy outside, tender inside, served with a dipping sauce made of vinegar and soy sauce. The only thing better than Crispy Pata? Boneless Crispy Pata, like this one. Parsley, spring onion and red onion garnish optional.

Crispy Pata

27 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love pork. A whole pork leg is a lot of eating. The photo makes it look good too.

Lianne said...

yum yum yum... i try to stay away from this though! hehehe.... why are the yummy stuff always bad for you??

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Anonymous said...

Asks the mind:" Is it good?" - Says the heart:" No, but it makes you feel good."


Please have a good start into the new week.

daily athens

Joy said...

I used to love crispy pata, before becoming pescotarian. I think the best one I've had was from Barrio Fiesta :)

Have a great start to your week!

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George said...

To heck with cholesterol. This looks absolutely yummy.

Randy said...

That looks amazing and I will be it's delicious.

Leif Hagen said...

Looks like a yummy dinner! And my cholesterol level is just fine - I'll join you next time! Delicious photo, Hilda!

PJ said...

Do they FedEx? Yum!

Rob Siemann said...

Hmmmm, very nice!

VP said...

I was just feeling hungry, but this is probably a bit too much at 10 AM... It looks delicious anyway!

GreensboroDailyPhoto said...

I'm not big on pork but this looks yummy. Now, I'm curious to see "your Alcatraz."!!

Cezar and Léia said...

I don't know about my cholesterol, in fact I need to control it.Hmmm but this meal looks delicious!
Léia

arabesque said...

hmmm, yummy-ness and a whole lot more! ^0^
i try to stay away from it, but just the thought of the crunchiness makes me salivate already. ^0^
have a gr8 week ahead dear!

AB said...

Looks good to me

B SQUARED said...

I think I'd like the boneless one, better.

Louis la Vache said...

Oh, this looks delicious! And «Louis» is happy because it isn't (ahem) boeuf....

Lowell said...

I think I'd prefer this one - the Boneless Crispy! You've made it look mouth-watering. Pork is my downfall!

Have a great week!

escape said...

cant resist ordering crispy pata when i see it in the menu.

Fickle Cattle said...

I love crispy pata. This looks amazing.

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Kaori said...

I remember seeing a lot of pork in Manila! I think I probably saw a couple of Crispy Pata in the make :D

JTG (Misalyn) said...

Yummy! am salivating hahaha! makes me think of buying "pata" tonight and will cook it tom. Hala bawal sa akin 'to, hypertensive ako.

Chuck Pefley said...

Lovely presentation, and I suspect a "taste" might not do too much damage to your cholesterol levels -:) Steady diet, however, could well be deadly.

Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux said...

We've just added Manila to our list of cities to visit (we travel on our bellies)....

Halcyon said...

I'll pass on this dish. Although it does sound tasty in a certain way.

Francisca said...

I ADORE a good crispy pata... but I want mine on the bone. I think I was a dog in my previous life... Have you ever tried it Abe's Farm? YUM!

Janet said...

This dish looks so good! Sure LOOKS healthy though.

Anonymous said...

for a pinoy like me who's in a country where pork isn't so popular dish, i can't help but drool at your photo of that boneless crispy pata! LOL :D