🍲 Sinigang na Baka

Soup · Main ingredient: Beef · ⏱ 137 min · Serves 5 · ~₱605 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients

• 1 kg 1 kg beef short ribs or shank, cubed
• 1 pc 1 onion, quartered
• 3 pc 3 tomatoes, quartered
• 1 pack 1 pack (40-50g) tamarind (sinigang) soup base, or 1/2 cup fresh tamarind pulp
• 2 pc 2 medium radish (labanos), sliced
• 1 bunch 1 bundle string beans, cut into 2-inch lengths
• 2 pc 2 pcs green finger chili (siling haba)
• 2 tbsp 2 tbsp fish sauce (patis)
• 3 pinch Salt to taste

Instructions

1. In a large pot, combine beef, water, onion, and tomatoes. Bring to a boil, skimming off scum.
2. Reduce heat and simmer covered until beef is tender, about 1.5 to 2 hours, adding water as needed.
3. Stir in the tamarind soup base (or cooked and strained fresh tamarind pulp) and mix well until dissolved.
4. Season with fish sauce and add green chili, simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Add radish and simmer for 5 minutes until slightly tender.
6. Add string beans and cook for 3 to 5 minutes until tender-crisp.
7. Add kangkong last and cook just until wilted, about 1 to 2 minutes.
8. Adjust sourness and saltiness to taste with more soup base or fish sauce, and serve hot with steamed rice.

🩺 Health-condition tags and calorie counts are general reference estimates only, not medical advice, consult a doctor or dietitian for guidance specific to you.

Guides

• 🍲 Sinigang: The Filipino Art of Sour Soup
• 🧊 How Long Does It Really Keep? A Food Safety Guide to Filipino Ingredients
• 💵 How Much Should You Actually Budget for Filipino Groceries?

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