Best Filipino Sinigang Tamarind Soup Recipes

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FILIPINO SINIGANG (TAMARIND SOUP)



Filipino Sinigang (Tamarind Soup) image

Make and share this Filipino Sinigang (Tamarind Soup) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by dageret

Categories     Pork

Time 1h30m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 lbs pork ribs, chopped into 1 inch pieces
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 medium onion, chopped
1 packet sinigang tamarind soup mix (found in international food section)
16 cups water
1 bok choy, chopped in 1 to 2 inch slices
1 daikon radish, chopped in thin round slices (optional)
1 small tomatoes, chopped fine (optional)
2 small potatoes, chopped in large chunks (optional)
salt

Steps:

  • Saute ribs garlic onions and salt to taste until brown.
  • In Separate large pot add water Sinigang tamarind soup packet (found in international food section) to taste I like the whole packet but less is more in this case if it is to sour for you.
  • Remember you can eat this with rice.
  • Then add the tomato and the pork, cook on medium heat for about 40 min and then add the potatoes cook for another 10 min and then add the Daikon Radish and the Bok choy cook about 10 more min.
  • It is good if the meat easily comes away from the bone.
  • You can eat this straight or over rice or both.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 463.9, Fat 34.6, SaturatedFat 12.6, Cholesterol 125.1, Sodium 137.4, Carbohydrate 3.4, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 1.5, Protein 33.3

VEGETARIAN SINIGANG (FILIPINO TAMARIND OR SOUR SOUP)



Vegetarian Sinigang (Filipino Tamarind or Sour Soup) image

So Vegetarian is almost an unheard of word in the Philippines, but while in college I still wanted the Filipino tastes while trying to be vegetarian. Since all of the recipes I know had meat (even the veggies are cooked in pork) I had to come up with some of my own. This is one of those. Tofu sinigang apparently isn't unheard of in the Philippines but this recipe came out of trial and error. The soup is pretty sour cooked to "full strength" but can make a pretty nice fast meal with rice.

Provided by MC Baker

Categories     Soy/Tofu

Time 35m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes or 3 peeled chopped tomatoes, with their juice
1 large potatoes or 3 small potatoes, diced to 1 inch cubes
1 large bok choy or 1 large other greens
1 cup fresh green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 lb tofu, diced to 1 inch cubes
1 chayotes or 1 zucchini, diced to 1 inch cubes
1 medium onion, diced small
4 garlic cloves
2 sour tamarind pods or 2 two sweet tamarind pods and juice of one limes
salt
pepper
6 cups water (approximate, adjust this to your liking) or 6 cups stock (approximate, adjust this to your liking)

Steps:

  • Chop all vegetables. If you use chayote, just cut it in half from where the dip is. It's similar to a mango with the shape of the pit being flat, but the pit is soft unlike in a mango so there's no need to cut around it. Remove the pit/seed from the two halves. Dice, peeling is not necessary.
  • A note about the tamarind soup mix: If you're vegetarian or sensitive to MSG check the ingredients on the packet. I think they all have MSG, and most have pork, fish or beef in them. I found tamarind broth cubes (listed as tamarind powder b/c Zaar doesn't recognize it) which have less of those things in them which is great, but the best is if you can find real tamarind. I have found both of these in Asian grocery stores in the US, though you can occasionally find them in the ethnic foods isle of a grocery store. If you're using tamarind remove the hard outer shell. The insides feel and sometimes smell like the insides of raisins or prunes. If the tamarind tastes sweet it's not going to give you the right flavor for the soup, but can still be close with kalamansi or lemon juice added. It should be a sour taste. Soak the tamarind pulp, seeds and all, in 1 cup of warm water. Mash this with a fork to remove most of the tamarind from the seeds. Fish out the seeds and the membranes and reserve the liquid to add after potatoes are cooked.
  • Cook potatoes in water with a touch of salt for about 10 minutes, or until almost cooked through.
  • Add remaining veggies and seasoning and cook 10-15 minutes more, or until veggies are cooked to desired consistency.
  • Taste broth and adjust water and tamarind seasoning and salt to your liking. Keep in mind that if you're serving this with rice, as I always do, you probably want more intense flavors and a more stew like consistency.
  • I typically double this recipe since it keeps well in the refrigerator and it gets eaten quite quickly even with just me and my husband. It is important to cook the potatoes before you cook the other veggies because the acid from the tomatoes and the tamarind mix prevent the potatoes from ever cooking through if you add them straight away. The quantities are still an approximation as I've never measured, so if you make this I'd love if you gave me feedback about your input on amounts of water, what seasoning you used etc.

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