Sinigang na Baboy
The ultimate pinoy comfort food is sinigang na baboy! It is filling and tasty on its own or when paired with steamed rice. It is made with pork ribs, veggies, and a broth flavored with tamarind. You’ll undoubtedly love this sinigang na baboy recipe for these very reasons.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds of pork ribs 1 pound of belly, or 1 pound of ham, cut into big cubes
- 1 pc medium onion sliced
- 2 liters of water
- 4 pcs quartered tomatoes divided into pieces
- 3 teaspoons of fish sauce
- 2 pcs medium-sized taro gabi pieces, peeled, divided into quarters
- 3 pcs string beans cut into 6 pieces, each 2 inches long.
- 1 pc medium radish peeled, and thinly sliced across the grain
- 3 pcs finger peppers
- 8 pcs of tiny okra with cut ends
- 1 pc medium eggplant cut into 1-inch slices
- 4 tablespoons tamarind paste or powder
- 1 pc bunch of water spinach kangkong, leaves separated from stalks
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Put the pork in a big pot.2 pounds of pork ribs
- Pour water into the pot and bring it to a roaring boil.2 liters of water
- Next, put in the fish sauce, tomatoes, and red onion.4 pcs quartered tomatoes, 3 teaspoons of fish sauce, 1 pc medium onion
- Put a lid on the pot and reduce the heat to low after it begins to boil once again. Allow the pork to cook until it becomes tender.
- Add the taro. Let it simmer for five to ten minutes.2 pcs medium-sized taro
- Add the radish and string beans. Simmer for two minutes.1 pc medium radish, 3 pcs string beans
- Put in the okra, eggplant, finger chili, and kangkong stalks.8 pcs of tiny okra with cut ends, 1 pc medium eggplant cut into 1-inch slices, 1 pc bunch of water spinach, 3 pcs finger peppers
- Add the tamarind paste and powder. Stir in the sinigang.4 tablespoons tamarind paste or powder
- Next, add salt to taste.salt to taste
- Add the kangkong leaves before all of the vegetables are finished cooking. Turn off the heat and let the remaining heat continuously cook the vegetables.1 pc bunch of water spinach
- Serve in bowls with plain steamed rice, fish sauce, and some of the minced finger chili for dipping.
Notes
Did you know? Sinigang is considered one of the best-rated soups in the world, according to the Taste Atlas website.
Sinigang usually includes meat (fish, pork, beef, shrimp, chicken), veggies, tomatoes, and tamarind. Its name came from the English term “stew,” given how people prepare it.
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