← Back to Philippines recipes 🇵🇭
FROM
Philippines
Sinigang

This is an AI-generated image.

Sinigang

Soup
⏱ 35 min
👥 Serves 2
Difficulty ⭐⭐

A refreshingly sour soup of pork and vegetables, tangy with tamarind.

#Philippines#Pork#Tamarind#Soup#Classic
📱 Open in Storage App

🚧 The Storage app is currently in development. Please check back soon.

Share on LINE Save to Pinterest Post to X

📖 The Story Behind This Dish

A representative Filipino soup distinguished by its seasoning with sour fruits like tamarind or calamansi (Philippine lime). While the choice of protein — pork, shrimp, or fish — varies by region and household, the balance of sourness and saltiness remains consistent throughout. Its bright acidity is appetite-inducing even in hot weather, and it's also cherished as a nourishing dish for when someone isn't feeling well.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a sweltering, humid day, eating tangy sinigang while breaking a sweat somehow restores the appetite — a classic dinner in Filipino homes.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Cut the pork belly into bite-sized pieces. Cut the daikon into rough chunks and the tomato into wedges.

  2. Bring the pork and water to a boil in a pot, skimming the surface, and parboil for about 20 minutes.

  3. Add the onion, tomato, and daikon, and simmer 10 more minutes.

  4. Dissolve in the tamarind paste.

  5. Add the vegetables (such as water spinach) and simmer briefly.

  6. Season with fish sauce and salt to finish.

← More Philippines recipes 🗺 Explore another country