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Sinigang

Sinigang

Filipino sour soup with pork and vegetables

⏱ Prep: 10 min ⏱ Cook: 60 min

Ingredients

  • 2 large bs. pork belly (see notes)
  • 1 large b. young tamarind (see notes)
  • 1 bunch water spinach (chopped)
  • 8 piece string beans (cut into 2-inch pieces)
  • 2 piece Chinese eggplant (sliced)
  • 1 piece daikon radish (see notes)
  • 8 piece okra
  • 2 piece tomatoes (sliced into wedges)
  • 2 piece long green pepper
  • 1 piece onion (sliced into wedges)
  • 2 quarts water
  • 0 Fish sauce and ground black pepper (to taste)

Instructions

  1. Boil the young tamarind in 2 quarts of water for 40 minutes. Filter the tamarind broth using a kitchen sieve or a strainer. Squeeze the tamarind afterwards to extract its remaining juices.

  2. Pour the tamarind broth into a cooking pot. Let it boil and then add the onion, pork belly, and half the amount of the tomatoes.

  3. Skim-off the floating scums, pour 1 tablespoon fish sauce, cover and continue to simmer for 1 hour.

  4. Add daikon radish and eggplants. Cook for 5 minutes.

  5. Add the long green pepper, string beans, remaining tomatoes, and okra. Cook for 3 minutes.

  6. Add the chopped water spinach stalks and season with fish sauce and ground black pepper. Cook for 2 minutes.

  7. Put the water spinach leaves. Cover and turn the heat off. Let the residual heat cook the leaves for 3 minutes before serving.

  8. Share and enjoy!