Sinigang na Baboy

Name: Sinigang na Baboy
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 90 min
Yield: 6 portions
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 1 kg · 2¼ lb pork ribs or belly, cut in pieces; 2 l · 8½ cups water; 200 g · 7 oz fresh tamarind, or 40 g sinigang mix; 200 g · 2 tomatoes tomatoes, quartered; 150 g · 1 onion onion, quartered; 250 g · 1 radish daikon radish, sliced; 200 g · 1 eggplant eggplant, sliced; 150 g · 1 cup string beans, cut; 100 g · 6 okra okra; 150 g · 1 bunch kangkong (water spinach); 30 g · 2 chilies long green chilies; 45 ml · 3 tbsp fish sauce

🍽 Serves 6⏱ Prep 20 min🔥 Cook 90 min🌍 Filipino

A sour tamarind pork soup with radish, eggplant, string beans, kangkong and long green chili.

📍 Philippines

The story of the dish

Sinigang is a native Filipino soup, older than Spanish times, soured with whatever the region grows: tamarind, guava, kamias or green mango.

The name: From the Tagalog sigang, 'to stew'.

Ingredients

Ingredient	EUg · ml	UScups · spoons
pork ribs or belly cut in pieces	≈ 1 kg	≈ 2¼ lb
water	≈ 2 l	≈ 8½ cups
fresh tamarind or 40 g sinigang mix	≈ 200 g	≈ 7 oz
tomatoes quartered	≈ 200 g	≈ 2 tomatoes
onion quartered	≈ 150 g	≈ 1 onion
daikon radish sliced	≈ 250 g	≈ 1 radish
eggplant sliced	≈ 200 g	≈ 1 eggplant
string beans cut	≈ 150 g	≈ 1 cup
okra	≈ 100 g	≈ 6 okra
kangkong (water spinach)	≈ 150 g	≈ 1 bunch
long green chilies	≈ 30 g	≈ 2 chilies
fish sauce	≈ 45 ml	≈ 3 tbsp

≈ amount suggested from similar recipes

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Also used: large pot · strainer · ladle

Method

Boil the tamarind in 500 ml water until soft, mash and strain the sour juice.
Simmer the pork with onion and tomatoes in the remaining water, skimming, for 1 hour until tender.
Add the tamarind juice and the radish and cook 10 minutes.
Add eggplant, string beans, okra and chilies and cook 5 minutes.
Season with fish sauce, add the kangkong and turn off the heat.
Serve hot with rice and fish sauce on the side.

👨‍🍳 Chef’s tips

Add the sour juice gradually and taste: sinigang should be clearly sour.

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Nutrition per portion estimate · 1 of 6

450kcal

30 gprotein

16 gcarbs

29 gfat

Allergens

Fish

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