Crispy Pata Recipe
This Crispy Pata Recipe was slow cooked in the oven for 4 hours. Then, it was deep fried until the skin achieved that delicious crispy crackling look.
Ingredients
- 1 piece Whole Pork Leg
- 8 cups Water
- 4 stalks Lemongrass
- 12 cloves Garlic, chopped
- 1 piece Onion, chopped
- 1 cup Salt
- 1 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Fine Salt
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Thoroughly clean the pork leg and pat to dry.
- In a pot, combine water, lemongrass, garlic, onion, salt and ground black pepper. Boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Let it steep and cool to room temperature.
- Pour marinade over the pork and marinade for 24 hours.
- Preheat oven to 150 degrees Celsius. Bake for 4 hours.
- Dap pork leg with water and rub with fine salt.
- Deep fry pork leg in hot oil until crispy.