The rustic — some might say too rustic — Filipino dish known as crispy pata is, as Adobo Nation reminds us, “an in-your-face reminder of where your food comes from.” It’s basically a whole braised, ...

Pour water in a cooking pot then let boil. Put in dried bay leaves, whole peppercorn, star anise, leeks, sili green and 4 teaspoons of salt. Add the whole pig’s legs in the cooking pot then simmer ...