Free Filipino Food Recipes | Kaldero at Kusina

A little food history:
And one of the most common pork dish is the Sinigang na Baboy or Pork in Sour Soup. Sinigang is a Filipino soup or stew characterized by its sour flavor most often associated with tamarind (sampalok).

How to cook:
What you need:
10 tamarind seeds or 1 package sinigang mix
1 kilo pork; cut in 1 1/2 inches chunks (liempo, kasim, or ribs)
1 onion; sliced
4 tomatoes; sliced
1 radish (labanos); sliced
5 string beans(sitaw), cut in 2” length
1/2 cup kangkong leaves (river spinach)
4 pieces gabi (taro); peeled and cut in halve
2 whole siling haba (long green pepper)
Side Sauce
Fish (or soy) sauce
Lemon (or calamansi) juice



Cooking Instructions:
Boil the tamarind seeds, mash, and drain the juice. Set aside.
In a saucepan or stock pot, boil pork until tender. Add onion, tomato, and tamarind juice. Add gabi until tender and thickens the soup. Simmer, then add radish and string beans. When tender, add kangkong leaves. Season with fish sauce according to taste.
Serve or side with fish sauce and lemon (or calamansi) juice or soy sauce with lemon (or calamansi) juice, whichever is your preference.

Enjoy! Kainan na!!