Pork Pata Estofado

Ingredients:
3/4 kg pork pata (leg and knuckle), cleaned and cut up
1 pouch (200 g) classic menudo, estofado and afritada recipe sauce
1 each medium red and green bell peppers, cut into strips
100 g baguio beans, sliced
2 saba bananas, sliced and fried
1 medium camote (sweet potato), cut into chunks and fried


Directions:
1. Boil pata in 3 cups water for 50 minutes (or pressure cook for 15 minutes) or until tender.
2. Reduce broth to 1 cup then continue simmering with classic recipe sauce, 1/4 tsp iodized salt (or 1/4 tbsp rock salt) and 1/4 tsp pepper for 10 minutes.
3. Add bell peppers and baguio beans.
4. Simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in saba and kamote just before serving.

Makes 5 servings.
Rich in Vitamin B1 - prevents beri-beri.


Source: #360, Del Monte Kitchenomics