Pork and Green Bean Sinigang

Ingredients

• •1.5 lb pork belly or pork shoulder, cut into 2-inch pieces
• •1 sinigang sa sampalok tamarind soup mix packet (40 g)
• •8 cups water
• •2 Roma tomatoes, quartered
• •1 yellow onion, cut into wedges
• •2 cups green beans, trimmed
• •2 cups fresh spinach or bok choy
• •2 tbsp fish sauce
• •to taste salt and pepper

Directions

1. 1Place pork, onion, and tomatoes in a large pot with 8 cups of water; bring to a boil over high heat.
2. 2Skim off any grey foam that rises to the surface, then reduce heat to medium.
3. 3Simmer uncovered for 25–30 minutes until pork is tender.
4. 4Stir in the tamarind soup mix packet until fully dissolved.
5. 5Add fish sauce and taste; adjust saltiness or sourness with more fish sauce or a squeeze of extra packet.
6. 6Add green beans and simmer for 4 minutes until just tender.
7. 7Stir in spinach or bok choy and cook for 1 minute until wilted.
8. 8Ladle into bowls and serve immediately with steamed rice.

💡 Knorr Sinigang sa Sampalok mix is sold at Asian grocery stores and many Canadian supermarkets (T&T, H-Mart, Seafood City); if unavailable, use 3 tbsp tamarind paste dissolved in 1 cup of the hot broth. Fish sauce can be replaced with soy sauce for a milder flavour.

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