Sinigang Na Baboy (Pork with Vegetables in Tamarind Sour Soup) Revisited

 

Here is the recipe again. I'm going to list the complete ingredients that should go into the dish.

Ingredients:

2.5 pounds pork ribs, pork belly, or a combination of the cuts of pork. Some like lean or fatty combo. Cut in 1.5 inch cubes and 2-3 inch rib cuts. Rinse thoroughly, drain and set aside.

5 cups water

2 cloves garlic crushed, and minced fine

2 bay leaves ripped in quarters.

1 inch ginger root sliced in half and crushed. do not peel.

1 large tomatoes sliced

1 large onion sliced

fish sauce (patis) to taste

4-6 pieces of araimo/daisheen (japanese small taro root) peel and cut into 2 inch cubes

1 medium size white radish (daikon) peel and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices

8-12 pieces of okra, cut tops and tips off. Cut into 3 inch sections if large. Leave whole if you want to. Rinse thoroughly and soak in water to prevent browning. Drain before adding to pot.

6 pieces of Filipino sweet chili pepper

1 pound bunch of swamp cabbage (ong choy, ong choi, kangkong) Rinse thoroughly and drain. Cut into 3-4 inch sections from stems to leaves. Trim off hard end stem and discard.

3 packets of Mama Sita's Sinigang Soup mix or similar brand such as Knorr's. You may add more packets if you want it more sour. (my mom loves it real sour!)

fresh cracked black pepper to taste.

Directions:

Place pork and water in pot and bring to a fast boil. Drain out dirty water and rinse pieces of pork under running water. Clean pot of any scummy residue from the boil. Add drained rinsed pork into clean pot and cover with clean water. Bring to a boil then simmer til pork is tender. Usually takes about 45-60 minute on a nice simmer to get it tender. I used my pressure cooker and cooked it at 15psi for 10 minutes. Cheat yah?? lol but fast! :)

After pork is tender, add sinigang soup powder mix to simmering broth. Add garlic, ginger, onion, and tomatoes. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add taro root (araimo) and radish (daikon). Continue to simmer for another 5 minutes. Add ong choy, okra, sweet chili peppers. Cover pot and simmer til vegetables are wilted and hard veggies such as the taro and daikon are fork tender. Add about 2-3 Tbsp of patis (fish sauce) to taste. Add fresh cracked black pepper to taste.

Serve with steamed white rice.

Yields about 4-6 servings.