SINIGANG NA BABOY (PORK AND VEGETABLES IN TAMARIND BROTH)

SINIGANG NA BABOY (PORK AND VEGETABLES IN TAMARIND BROTH) image

Number Of Ingredients 11

700 g. of pork, cut into 2 to 3 inch cubes
4 cloves of garlic, crushed and peeled
1 onion, peeled and finely sliced
2 large tomatoes, diced
2 tbsps. of cooking oil
3 finger chilis
2 eggplants, cut into wedges
1 taro, peeled and cut into wedges
a bunch of kangkong, cut up
100 to 150 g. of fresh tamarind, boiled in 2 c. of water until mushy
patis (fish sauce), to taste

Steps:

Heat the cooking oil in a pot. Saute the garlic, onion and tomatoes until they start to soften. Add the pork cubes. Cook, stirring, until the meat changes color Pour in enough water (or rice washing) to cover. Add the finger chilis. Season with patis. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for an hour to an hour and a half, or until the pork is tender About 20 minutes before the pork is done, add the taro wedges. Meanwhile, place a fine sieve over a bowl. Pour in the tamarind with the boiling water. Press the boiled tamarinds through a fine sieve to get the juice and as much of the pulp as you can. For a more detailed tutorial (and more illustrative photos), click here to view how to extract tamarind juice About ten minutes after adding the taro (gabi) to the pot, add the eggplant wedges. When the eggplants are almost done, add the kangkong to the pot, pressing them down gently into the broth. Let boil for five minutes. Taste the broth and add more patis if necessary Serve the soup hot