Forevermore, sinigang.

Sinigang na baboy (sour soup)


Yes, this is my favorite Filipino dish of all-time. I remember when I was a kid and we have to go to Manila for us to go shopping and eat out, I would usually tell my parents when asked where do I want to eat, "Kahit saan basta may SINIGANG NA BABOY!". I loved it so much that it is all I ever wanted to eat. 


The sour taste of the soup is the biggest factor why it tastes so good for me. The more sour it is, the better. In our home, I would usually separate my soup and add more sour taste to it because my mom would usually get mad whenever I am the one preparing it. But now I no longer add too much tamarind in our sinigang because I get to prepare it more often and experimented its taste. 


Sinigang na salmon is another winner for my taste. I've never liked any sinigang before but sinigang na baboy. But after mom prepared sinigang na salmon, it was refreshing. This would be an alternative for those who suffer from high cholesterol or in my case, who are on diet. 


This dish is really just easy to prepare. I believe this is one of the easiest and yet the most delicious! 


1. In a pot with water and meat (liempo would be the best cut for me), put it into boil until meat is tender. You can put a spoon to speed up the process.
2. Put gabi (taro) just about when the meat is in its halfway of getting tender. Or if you wish to mash the gabi to give the soup a thicker consistency, boil it at the same time with the meat.
3. Add tomatoes,radish, and tamarind. 
4. Add a pinch of salt.5. Add the green vegetables (kangkong, sili, and okra)  just about you are to serve the food.


Yummy!! Just had sinigang for dinner. :) You can experiment on this dish as I've tasted several sinigang which have different tastes. There is one of my Lola Letty's (mom's side) whose sinigang is more on the salty side. And another from my Tito Dennis who likes everything spicy on his food which results to his spicy beef sinigang. It really depends on your taste! 


I hope to taste more of the many varieties of sinigang! : )