Fact: My family loves sinigang. Sinigang na baboy, sinigang na hipon, sinigang na maya-maya, sinigang na bangus, sinigang na corned beef. These are the different ways I cook sinigang. For me, the best part about serving this classic Filipino comfort dish is when my two picky eaters actually devour most of the vegetables mixed in the soup, which makes this an instant favorite in our home.
There are different variations of sinigang that you can try, like this sinigang with pakwan (watermelon) which I picked up from our Knorr Lutong Nanay cooking event. Even in Filipino restaurants, they serve their own versions of this bestselling ulam.
With me, my usual sinigang version is either with pork rib shoulder, bangus belly, or pork belly (liempo). For fish, I use Knorr Sinigang sa Miso. But my top choice of soup mix is Knorr Sinigang na may Gabi. Kasi, for me, the flavor is richer with the gabi/taro flavor. Here's the recipe you can try with liempo.
Sinigang na Liempo sa Sampaloc with Gabi
As seen in PanlasangPinoy.com
1 kilo liempo (pork belly), sliced in 2 inch cubes
1 1/2 liter water
1 44g pack Knorr Sinigang na Gabi
1 bundle kangkong leaves
3 medium taro root (gabi), peeled and halved
3 medium ripe tomato, halved
2 medium yellow or white onion, quartered
2 cups string beans (sitaw), cut in 2 inch length
1 large Chinese eggplant (talong), sliced
12 pieces okra
3 to 4 pieces long green chili (siling pansigang)
Fish sauce (patis) to taste
Procedure:
- Boil the water in a cooking pot.
- Add the tomato and onion. Set the heat to medium and continue to boil for 15 minutes.
- Add the pork belly and gabi. Continue to boil in low heat for 1 hour or until the pork gets tender. Add more water, if necessary.
- Add the Knorr Sinigang na Gabi mix. Stir.
- Add the long green chili and boil for 3 minutes.
- Stir-in the okra, string beans, and eggplant and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the kangkong and fish sauce. Stir. Cover and turn off the heat. Let it stay covered for 5 minutes.
Transfer to a serving bowl and serve with rice. Share and enjoy!
I forgot to buy siling haba for this batch, and I also did not include sitaw anymore kasi ang dami nang gulay, and it's their least favorite veggie from the lot. Usually, I don't add patis in the soup. I serve it as a condiment -- patis with calamansi on the side, as dipping sauce for the meat and greens. =)
The rainy season makes me want to cook and eat sinigang even more! Agree? More rice please!!!
Kain na!
Kain na!
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