Pork Sinigang (Pork in Sour Soup)

INGREDIENTS:

1 kilo Pork, cut into chunks

3 tomatoes, sliced

2 onions, diced

5 cloves of garlic, minced

100 grams Kangkong (river spinach)

2 pieces horse radishes, sliced

2 pieces sili pag sigang (green finger pepper)

200 grams sampalok (tamarind)

3 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)

1 liter of water

STEPS:

· Boil sampalok in water until the shell shows cracks. Let cool then peel off the shells and with a strainer, put samplalok (including water) into a bowl. Mash the sampalok meat off the seeds, strain again.

· In a sauce pan, sauté garlic and onion then add the tomatoes.

· Add pork and fish sauce then pour in the water. Bring to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes. Continue to simmer for another 15 minutes or until the pork is tender.

· Add the horse radish and simmer for 10 minutes then add kangkong and sili (for spice-optional). Let boil for 2 minutes.

NOTE:

you can substitute sampalok fruit with any commercial souring seasoning like Knorr sampalok seasoning or tamarind bouillon cubes for this pork sinigang recipe.

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