19/04/2025
🍲 Luzon-Style Pork Sinigang (Good for 4–5 servings)
🧂 Ingredients:
Main:
1 kg Pork belly (liempo), cut into chunks
10 cups Water
1 large Onion, quartered
2 medium Tomatoes, quartered
1 pack Tamarind Soup Base Mix (e.g., Knorr Sinigang sa Sampalok Mix) or fresh tamarind if you want ultra-authentic
1–2 pcs Long green chili (siling haba)
1 tablespoon Fish sauce (patis)
Salt & pepper to taste
Vegetables (adjust to your liking):
1 bundle Kangkong (water spinach), leaves and tender stems
1 medium Radish (labanos), sliced thin
1 Eggplant (talong), sliced
1 bundle String beans (sitaw), cut into 2-inch pieces
1 Tomato (extra), for brightness
Optional: Okra (cut ends), gabi (taro, pre-boiled), and green beans
🔥 Cooking Procedure:
Boil the Pork
In a large pot, add the pork and 10 cups of water. Bring to a boil. Skim off the scum (this helps keep your broth clear).
Simmer
Add onions and tomatoes. Lower the heat and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour until pork is tender. If you're using gabi (taro), add it early so it softens and thickens the soup.
Flavor the Broth
Add tamarind soup mix (start with half a pack and taste). Adjust sourness to your liking. Add fish sauce, salt, and pepper.
Add the Vegetables
Add radish first (takes longer to soften), then eggplant and string beans. Simmer for 5–7 minutes.
Add long green chili and extra tomato (optional) for aroma and extra flavor.
Lastly, add kangkong leaves and turn off heat right after. The residual heat will cook them perfectly.
Taste & Adjust
Add more tamarind mix or patis depending on your sour/salty preference.
🍚 Serve Hot
Ladle into a bowl, serve with hot steamed rice, and maybe a bit of sawsawan (fish sauce + calamansi + sili). Heaven. 🤤
Want a twist? You can also use:
Fresh sampalok (boil, mash, and strain for the most authentic taste)
Add sinigang sa bayabas (guava) for a fruitier Luzon flavor variation