Sinigang na Hipon

Sinigang na Hipon – A classic Filipino soup made with shrimps, tomatoes, mild green chili peppers, radishes and okra often seasoned with fish sauce and characterized by its tangy-sour flavor usually from the tamarind fruit or from local lemons.

Sinigang na Hipon Recipe

Ingredients:

• 6 cups Water
• 1 lb Shrimps (with skin and head), seasoned with a little salt
• 3 Plum Tomatoes, quartered
• 2 Onions, chopped
• 1 White Radish, sliced
• 2 mild Green Chile Peppers
• 6 Okra
• 1-1/2 cups freshly squeezed Tamarind juice or to taste*
• 2 Tablespoons Fish sauce or use Salt instead, to taste
• 1 (10 oz) pack fresh Spinach or 1-2 bunches of Kangkong

Cooking Procedure:

1. In a large pan, bring the water to a simmer (almost boiling).
2. Add the tomatoes, onions and sliced radishes and cook until the latter are tender-crisp (half-cooked).
3. Add the green chili peppers, okra and tamarind juice and continue to cook for another 3 minutes.
4. Add the shrimp and season with salt or fish sauce, to taste. Cook for another 4-5 minutes or until shrimps are cooked and veggies are all tender. Check the seasoning at this point – add more souring agent, fish sauce or even water, if necessary – whatever your taste buds tell you!
5. Turn off the heat. Stir in the Kangkong or spinach and then cover and let it wilt and cook for a couple of minutes. The steam from the hot soup should cook it quick. Ladle into bowls and enjoy immediately!

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