Philippines

Sinigang, made with supermarket ingredients

Name: Sinigang
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: pork belly, cut into 2.5 cm pieces (250 g); water (700 ml); onion, quartered (1/2); tomato, quartered (1); tamarind paste (2 tbsp); daikon radish, sliced (120 ml); green beans, cut (120 ml); spinach (250 ml); fish sauce (1 tbsp)

The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).

35 min2 to wash

3 lazy steps

1
Boil pork belly, onion, and tomato in water for 20 minutes until pork is tender.
2
Stir in tamarind paste, daikon radish, and green beans; cook for 5 minutes.
3
Add spinach and fish sauce, simmer for 2 minutes, and serve hot.

How it's eaten in Philippines

In the Philippines, sinigang is served with steamed white rice and a small side dish of fish sauce with crushed chilies for dipping.

Ingredients (serves 2)

pork belly, cut into 2.5 cm pieces250 g
Swap: 250 g pork chops, cubed（cheaper・less fat）
water700 ml
onion, quartered1/2
tomato, quartered1
tamarind paste2 tbsp
Swap: 2 tbsp lime juice + 1/2 tsp brown sugar（recreates sourness）
daikon radish, sliced120 ml
Swap: 120 ml red radishes, sliced（common US staple）
green beans, cut120 ml
spinach250 ml
fish sauce1 tbsp

Authentic ingredients in Philippines

pork belly, cubed250 g
water700 ml
fresh tamarind pods4
onion, quartered1/2
tomato, quartered1
labanos radish, sliced120 ml
sitaw long beans, cut120 ml
kangkong water spinach250 ml
fish sauce1 tbsp

Optional authentic touch
Traditional recipes extract sourness directly from fresh green tamarind pods boiled and mashed into the broth.

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