Pork Sinigang

Sinigang is a Filipino soup or stew characterized by its sour flavor most often associated with tamarind (sampalok). Other versions of the dish derive their sourness from ingredients such as guava, calamansi, balimbing or raw mango among others. Powdered soup base or bouillon cubes for sinigang based on tamarind or calamondin are also used in place of natural fruits. Meat in sinigang ( e.g. fish, pork, beef or shrimp) is often stewed with tamarinds, tomatoes, and onions. Other vegetables commonly used in the making of sinigang include okra , taro corms (gabi), daikon (labanos), water spinach (kangkong), yardlong beans (sitaw) and eggplant (talong). Most Filipinos like to cook sinigang with green finger pepper in order to enhance the taste while adding a little spice to the dish.

10 pieces sampalok (tamarind) or 1 pouch Sinigang Mix
1 kilo pork, cubed
5 cups water
1 onion, sliced
4 pieces tomato, sliced
2 pieces radish, sliced
1 bundle kangkong, cut into 2" lengths
1 bundle sitaw, cut into 2" lengths
salt or patis to taste

In a little water, cook sampalok until tender. Mash then strain to get the juice. In a pot, boil pork in water until tender. Add onion, tomato and sampalok juice or sinigang mix. Add vegetables and cook until done. Season to taste.

Nilagang Baboy (Boiled Pork with Vegetables)

Nilagang Baboy or Boiled Pork is another Filipino dish that is easy to make that you just throw everything in the pot and let it cook until tender. In the Philippines, the generic nilaga (literally, boiled) can refer to boiled beef and vegetables, boiled chicken and vegetables or boiled pork and vegetables. What the vegetables are vary. But, almost always, there is a combination of leafy and non-leafy vegetables.



pork, cubed
onions, sliced
peppercorns
potatoes, quartered
pechay or cabbage leaves
salt or patis to taste

Boil pork in enough water until tender. Add sliced onion, peppercorn and quartered potatoes. Cook until potatoes are tender. Add pechay or cabbage leaves. Season to taste.

Who Wants Macaroni Soup?

MACARONI  SOUP

1 1/2 cup shell macaroni

1 tablespoon oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 onion, chopped

1/2 cup flaked, cooked chicken or

1/2 cup pork, cut into strips

patis to taste

4 cups chicken broth

Cook macaroni in salted, boiling water until tender.  Drain.  Rinse in cold water then set aside.  Heat oil in a saucepan then saute garlic and onions.  Add chicken or pork and saute until done.  Season with patis.  Add the broth and bring to a boil.  Add macaroni and simmer for a few minutes.

Picadillo Pasta Soup..... try it!

We tried this recipe during our class when I took up Caregiver Course few years ago.

In a pan, heat 2 tablespoons oil then saute 4 cloves chopped garlic and 1 chopped onion.  Add 1/4 kilo ground beef and cook until brown.  Add 1 beef bouillon cube, 5 cups water, 1-2 tablespoons patis (fish sauce) and some pepper.  Simmer for 10 minutes.  Add in 1 cup cooked pasta noodles and 1/2 cup frozen mixed vegetables.  Cook until heated through.