Sinigang na Baboy, Sour Tamarind Pork Soup with Vegetables

What you need

• 1 kg (2 lb) pork belly, or pork spare ribs, cut into 5 cm (2 in) pieces
• 2 l (8 cups) water, plus 250 ml (1 cup) for the tamarind
• 300 g (10 oz) fresh sour tamarind pods, about 15 pods
• 1 onion, quartered
• 2 large tomatoes, quartered
• 2 tbsp fish sauce, plus more to taste
• 300 g (10 oz) small taro, peeled and halved
• 1 daikon radish, peeled, cut into 1 cm (1/2 in) half-moons
• 2 long green chilies
• 150 g (5 oz) long beans, cut into 7 cm (3 in) lengths
• 1 Asian eggplant, cut into thick slices
• 6 okra, stems trimmed
• 1 bunch water spinach, or bok choy, separated into leaves
• salt and black pepper, to taste

Method

Restated from the original video

1. 1

   Rinse the pork, put it in a large pot with the 2 l water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.

2. 2

   Skim off the grey foam as it rises until the broth runs mostly clear, about 5 min.

3. 3

   Add the onion, tomatoes and fish sauce, lower the heat and cover.

4. 4

   Simmer until the pork is tender and cooked through, 60-90 min. Top up with hot water now and then to keep it covered.

5. 5

   Meanwhile, rinse the tamarind and boil it in the remaining 250 ml water until the shells split and the pulp softens, about 10 min.

6. 6

   Mash the tamarind with a fork, then push it through a sieve into a bowl. Pour a little of the cooking liquid back over the pulp and press again to get all the sour juice. Discard the seeds and shells.

7. 7

   Add the taro to the soup and cook until a knife slides in easily, about 5 min.

8. 8

   Add the radish and chilies and simmer for 3 min.

9. 9

   Stir in the tamarind juice a little at a time, tasting until the broth is as sour as you like it.

10. 10

    Add the long beans and cook for 2 min, then the eggplant and okra for 2 min more.

11. 11

    Season with more fish sauce, salt and pepper.

12. 12

    Turn off the heat, push the water spinach into the hot broth and let it wilt for 1 min. Ladle into deep bowls and serve hot.

Imported from kawalingpinoy.com. Recipe Grab pulled out what you need to cook it; the video stays where its author put it.