Pata Tim | Paksiw na Pata | Filipino Braised Pork Hock Dish Recipe using Instant Pot

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Paksiw na Pata or Pata Tim is one of the popular Filipino dishes using Pork Hocks. It has a sweetness in its sauce and is very appetizing to eat with white rice. With the use of Instant Pot, you can cook the Pork Hocks meat tender in a short amount of time.

Instant Pot IP-DUO60 321 Electric Pressure Cooker, 6-QT, Stainless Steel/Black

Ingredients

4 lb Pork Hocks (cut into round slices)
1/3 cup cane vinegar – https://amzn.to/39RAEwX
1/3 cup Filipino Soy Sauce – https://amzn.to/38MT8O1
1/4 cup Knorr Liquid Seasoning – https://amzn.to/2wVu4qQ
1/3 cup Brown Sugar – https://amzn.to/2vmrh9z
1 and 1/2 tbsp Black Pepper Corn – https://amzn.to/33gtsYU
6 Bay Leaves – https://amzn.to/2QeBtbB
7 cloves Garlic – https://amzn.to/2vnh90r
1/2 cup Banana Blossoms – https://amzn.to/2IKg3P9
Salt to taste – https://amzn.to/2INvWok
Ground Pepper to taste – https://amzn.to/33joR86
3 cups Water

Steps

Rinse Pork and put the Pork Hock meat in the Instant Pot with soaking water
Set to Saute mode and bring it to boil (put the glass lid to speed up the boiling process)
Once boiling, wait for the impurity to release and discard water and rinse the pork
Put back the pot with pork and add all the ingredients
Add 3 cups of water
Add Filipino Soy Sauce, Knorr Liquid Seasoning, Cane Vinegar, Brown Sugar, Black Pepper Corn, Bay Leaves, Garlic, Banana Blossoms, Salt
Put the lid and close, set to Sealing position
Set to Stew / Meat and cook for the 35 minutes
While cooking the pork, boil eggs for 13 minutes. Put eggs in the pot fill with water and boil it
After 35 minutes, depressurize the Instant Pot and open the lid
Set to Saute mode and continue boiling
Add the boiled eggs in the pot and boil for a minute or so
Serve it!