Crispy Pata

Ingredients

4 pig's trotters
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. white pepper
1/4 tsp. MSG
oil for deep frying

Directions
Wash the pig's trotters under running water and place
in a large pan. Cover completely with cold water. Bring
to a boil and season with salt, pepper and MSG. Cover
the pan with a tight fitting lid, lower the heat and
simmer gently until meat is cooked. Drain meat. Heat
the oil in another large pan until it is almost smoking.
Deep fry trotters for a few minutes until the skin is
golden and crispy.

(Filipino beef stew)

Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients

1 k. beef (cut into pieces)

cooking oil
4 cloves garlic (crushed)
1 onion (sliced)
2 . potatoes (quartered, fried)
1 carrot (cut round)
2 tbsps. lemon juice
2 tbsps. soy sauce, salt, peppercorn
1 cup tomato sauce
1 pc. Laurel
hot water

Directions
1. Brown meat in cooking oil. set aside.
2. In same oil saut garlic and onion. add lemon, soy
sauce, peppercorn, tomato sauce, laurel and salt,
simmer for a few minutes then add water. cover
and simmer.
3. Add potatoes and carrot when meat is tender