PORK SINIGANG

Description:

Pork soup with tinge of spice and sour. A good choice for cold weather.

Cooking time:

1 Hour and 15 Minutes

Ingredients:

2 lbs pork shoulder, cut into large chunks

1 large potato, cut into pieces

1 cup green beans

1 white radish, cut into slices

1 cup green leafy vegetable 

1 tomato, chopped into small pieces

2 green chiles (spada) 

1 pack of Sinigang mix (found at your local asian grocery store)

4 cups water

2 TBSP sliced ginger

3 cloves garlic, minced

Salt to taste

Directions:

Heat up the olive oil in a frying pan and add the chopped tomatoes. Sauté for 1-2 minutes, then add the garlic, onion, and ginger. Continue to sauté until garlic and onions are lightly browned.

Add the pork and continue to sauté. Pork should be seared on all sides but does not need to be fully cooked. Salt the pork while cooking (I don’t measure but 1 tsp should be good).

Transfer everything to a large pot and add the water and sinigang packet. Bring to a boil then turn heat to low, add the chiles, and let the soup simmer for 1 hour (I like the meat to be very tender).

After an hour, add the potatoes, white radish, and green beans and cook for about 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are almost tender. Add in the spinach or other leafy greens and cook an additional 5 minutes.