Paksiw Na Pata (Sweet and Sour Pork Hock)

4 lb Pork hock (pata) leg
1 sm Fresh garlic
1 ts Pepper corn
1 c Vinegar white or cider
3 c Water
1/2 c Sugar
1 c Soy sauce
1/2 c Dried banana flower *

* you get this in oriental store or ask for dried lotus or cabbage flower. Unless you come across with Filipino section and asked for dried banana flower. Procedure: Put all the ingredients in the pot or in the pressure cooker. Be sure that it will fit the pot or the pressure cooker with the 4 lbs of pork hock. It takes longer to cook when you will use the pot. It takes at least two hours or more when you cook it in medium fire. But when you use pressure cooker it will not even take hours and the pork hock will be soft and tender. Be sure to taste it so you can even add what is missing and still let it stay in the stove in slow fire. Serve it while hot.

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