Sangkap or Pork Guisantes

Best Sangkap can be found in Waipahu, Oahu at Elena's. There used to be a Las Vegas location but sadly it's no more. Since I can't go jetting off to Hawaii any time, here's what we eat to tide us over. Use pork chops, more better. Rufina is our family brand of patis (fish sauce). Make sure it's Filipino patis as Thai fish sauce and Vietnamese fish sauces have a different flavor style. 

First step make rice. Wash 3 times, then cook in rice cooker.

Sangkap or Pork Guisantes

1 1/2 lb lean pork, sliced into 1x1 1/2 pieces

1 TBS oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 cup water

1 can 8 oz tomato sauce

1 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar and patis (or more to taste)

2 tsp shoyu

1 stick cinnamon

1 bay leaf

salt

pepper

1 or 2 peeled and diced potatoes

10 oz package of frozen peas

1/2 cup pimientos (optional because you kids wouldn't eat them)

Saute pork and garlic. Add potato. Stir. Then add water, tomato sauce, vinegar, patis, cinnamon, shoyu, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Stir occasionally and cover while simmering for about 20 minutes or so. Add peas. Stir well then cover and cook for about 5-10 minutes. Smell the deliciousness and add pimientos. Take out the stick and bay leaf before serving over rice.