Pochero Recipe

NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 3-5
POCHERO INGREDIENTS:

• 500 grams pork pata slice (pork belly and ribs may also be used)
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 4 gloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium red onion, chopped
• 10 to 15 pieces baguio beans
• 1 bunch bokchoy or pechay, roots removed
• 1 small sweet potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 4-6 pieces banana (saba) or plantain bananas, peeled and cut diagonally into 2
• 4 cups of water
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil for sauteing
• 2 small potato
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 pork broth cube
• 1/4 black ground pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon msg

PROCEDURES:
1. In a pot or casserole, heat oil and brown garlic and onion.
2. Put-in pork, stir fry until brown, then add salt, msg, black ground pepper and pork broth cube, stir constantly (mix well).
3. Add tomato sauce, stir then add water. Simmer for 30-45 minutes or until meat is tender (medium heat upon boil).
4. Add sweet potato, potato and plantain bananas then simmer again for about 5-10 minutes or until cook. Put-in baguio beans.
5. Add bokchoy or pechay, then simmer for 2-3 minutes.
6. Remove from heat. Ready to serve.