My husband is Filippino and this is one of the MOST DELICIOUS traditional meals he has ever made for me! Some things he does differently: We use pork instead of beef. You can also use shrimp. We leave the oil out (healthier that way) and cook in this order - Combine water onions and tomato. Bring to a boil for about 5 minutes. Then add tamarind soup base pork and green beans. Cook for one hour. Add bok choy cover and reduce heat for about 10 minutes and serve over rice. An entree'? we do not need one! We love this too much to mess it up with anything on the side! We sometimes also add radishes. Sounds disgusting but it's REALLY great!
I tried the recipe it was good but it needs a little more souring. Anyway if you want to make it spicy add green na sili also I'd suggest gabi to make it a little thicker. The vegetables my mom added were kangkong gabi tomatoes and sometimes eggplant.
Made this recipe on the recommendation of a coworker. What an unusual flavor. Omitted the beef and added okra and taro root. Yum! We put it on top of rice and it was really filling. My mom told me it was the best soup she's ever eaten and my husband gave it the thumb's up!
My mother is from the Philippines and while her sinigang is similar she used beef large diced potatoes and turnips mustard greens and shrimp. And no sinigang meal was ever complete without the salty fried pork chops and pot of white rice.
My boyfriend is filippino and he LOVES this recipe!! He wanted it with a little more spice and so I added crushed red pepper at the beginning. It worked GREAT! He asks me to make it at least once a week!! We both love this recipe!!
If using a non-tender cut of pork (e.g. roast cut into cubes) make sure you simmer it for a while with the onion and garlic (I didn't and the tough meat was the only thing I did wrong). When meat is tender to the prick of a fork I would add the Knorr packet and the tomato wedges. Boil gently for 5 minutes. Then add 2" long bean slices (instead of string bean) and daikon (sliced 1/4" thick half-disks). Boil gently for another 5 minutes. Add baby bok choy (bottoms trimmed off) and shrimp. Boil gentlly for last 3 minutes. This process yielded a very colorful and yummy dish! I'm Filipina and this is the first time I've made this flavorful economical and nutritious soup. Thanks to the poster and the reviewers it wasn't a disaster!
This was great! Authentic Sinigang. I have never had sinigang with broccoli so I left that out. I used 4 cloves of garlic and the green beans need more than 20 minutes to simmer. Additionally I also used 2 quarts of water not 1. With those adjustments it was certainly 5 stars.
this is excellent quick and easy I used a crockpot and the flavor got even better the longer it simmered over rice it's delicious
I skip the oil as well. Also if you want to give it more of a kick I recommend jalepenos instead of red pepper. To make it thicker add gabi or even a handful of mashed potato mix.
Aside from the fact it's given me RAGING heartburn I quite enjoyed this. I loved the tangy soup base but I would however experiment with the rest a bit - I wasn't that keen on the beans and broc. I like the idea of potatoes and maybe chicken. Thanks!
