Filipino Sinigang Recipe w/ Pork Ribs | Asian Recipes


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Filipino friends, please let me know what you like in your sinigang in the comments!

I got so many request for this recipe, and I am very happy about that because it’s one of my favourite Filipino dishes! I remember the first time having it and thinking “it’s like the Filipino tom yum!” Sinigang is a sour soup, owing its sour flavour from tamarind. With lots of veggies and hearty pork ribs, this is the perfect healthy winter dish.

Nowadays, most people make sinigang using a powdered soup mix, but I make mine completely from scratch and you’ll see that it’s really not any more difficult! Change up with protein if you don’t eat pork, as sinigang can be made with any kind of protein. Change up the veggies, too, if you like!

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36 replies
  1. Pailin's Kitchen
    Pailin's Kitchen says:

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    Thank you for watching!

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  2. Mary J
    Mary J says:

    You need to put a little salt or fish sauce for a balance taste. Or you can dip the pork in the fish sauce before eating it. Sinigang is so addicting, its my favorite comfort food. With rice of course.

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  3. Carina Nunez
    Carina Nunez says:

    You can also add daikon radish..same amount and cut as the taro..that looks super masarap [yummy] by the way..will be cooking that for dinner tonight..thanks for featuring our sinigang!

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  4. LEFTaTIP
    LEFTaTIP says:

    Can We just say Pailin, your not only a great chef but your presentation skillz are awesome too. Beautiful..not only is Pailin but the way this Filipino soup was made and presented. BTW, how long, approximately did you boil to get the pork ribs tender??

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  5. Michelle Bautista
    Michelle Bautista says:

    My husband is from Illocos Norte and they use shishito peppers….maybe banana peppers too not sure but for sure the shishito. We grow our own plus fushimi and they are so simular but not sure if those are used in Filipines or not but we grow them and eat them same way as shishito.

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  6. eternalR81
    eternalR81 says:

    You did it better than most Filipino by using real Tamarind . What you have there is a proper Old School Sinigang. 🙂 Dont listen to everybody s ADD Ons . That depends on the family cooking it .

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  7. CC3 Mathews
    CC3 Mathews says:

    Well explained video!
    Just a few tips from a Filipino: for a more suited substitute to spinach, baby kale leaves or Swiss chard have a closer flavor profile as well as mustard leaves. Bok choy leaves have a bit of a bitter note that can upset the sour broth. Chinese long beans also taste very different from regular green beans so many Filipinos do not add any beans if Chinese long beans are not available. We also add or substitute for the beans, with white radish since it sweetens slightly as it cooks down, balancing the sourness and saltiness, often sharpening the sour notes for a more delicious broth.
    Thank you for adding tomatoes and searing the meat first; both definitely enhance the flavor. I also love the tamarind base for the broth.

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  8. Peach Mango
    Peach Mango says:

    Thank you for this recipe. I love cooking sinigang. The powder packets does the job in making the soup sour, but I always wish that I don't have to use the powder. So thank you, thank you, thank you!

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  9. ayekaamearashi
    ayekaamearashi says:

    Sinigang is not Sinigang without labanos (radish), but that's just me. Try it with your Sinigang, that's my favorite ingredient. 😉 The best one is to let the sourness be absorbed by the radish. Then when you bite on it, oh so good~~~ <3 I like that you used ribs for this. I love ribs in Sinigang too! 🙂

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  10. Kristine Macabare-Adams
    Kristine Macabare-Adams says:

    OH wow! Thank you for opening my eyes to an alternative way of making this soup. I'm Filipino and I grew up on those distinct green packets. I've always wondered if the cooking or the prep would be different with real tamarind. Will definitely have to give this a try. I love mine with collard greens, tomato, onion and pork bones. My mom makes a variation with salmon bones, spinach, tomato, and onion. Perfect for chilly weather!

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  11. Roy Se
    Roy Se says:

    I THOUGHT YOUR GONNA USE WATER FROM THE RICE THAT HAD BEEN WASHED, SO IT WILL LOOK WHITE-ISH…. AND USE THE NATURAL TAMARIND FRUIT WHEREIN YOU BOIL IT IN STRAINER IN THE MEAT ITSELF AND WHEN TENDER, MASH IT IN THE STRAINER DIRECTLY TO THE SOUP. BUT SINCE YOUR NOT IN PHILIPPINES, I ASSUMED YOU USE ANOTHER BRAND…. IF THE SINIGANG MIX IS UNAVAILABLE….. NOT BAD…. GOD BLESS

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  12. AsainzProducer
    AsainzProducer says:

    Thank you for making this video! I'm a second generation pinoy (british) and I havent really been taught how to make sinigang yet. i know how to make palabok, adobo, sisig, ect. I will make this recipe on christmas!

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  13. tikblang1
    tikblang1 says:

    I don't think sinigang na "baboy" and healthy can be mix together in a sentence, its good but not healthy, I will think twice before using the healthy term. To make the "baboy" a bit healthier is just to cook it "plain" "inihaw" in a decent heat.

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  14. Edgardo Aguilar
    Edgardo Aguilar says:

    Normally, for the souring agent, it's the young, green tamarind that's used. Unripe tamarinds will not have a hint of sweetness in the pulp. The green tamarind pods need to be boiled in a small amount of water until cooked and tender. Then they're mashed in the water they were boiled in (but completely avoiding the bitter seeds), and whatever passes through the sieve is used to sour the soup. Sometimes, rinse water from washing the rice is used to boil the meat in. This imparts a nice milky, cloudy appearance to the soup.

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