Thursday, September 27, 2012

SINIGANG NA HIPON

Sinigang na Hipon is a Filipino sour shrimp soup with green leafy vegetables such as long string beans, pechay, bok choy, kangkong, okra, camote tops (young green leaves of yam). It is added with ginger and usually with pepper for spice. Its soup, when eaten with plain rice is flavourful and tasty which makes you crave for more rice and soon you will be full. This Pinoy dish can be eaten in combination with dry dishes such as fried fish, grilled beef or pork, etc.

Sinigang na Hipon

SINIGANG NA HIPON recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 lb. large size shrimps
1 medium size eggplant, sliced diagonally
1 bowl string beans, cut 2" long
1 bowl bok choy or pechay, head removed
2 pcs. jalapeno (siling pangsigang)
1 pack tamarind soup base mix
1 large ripe tomato, sliced
1 medium onion, sliced
thumb-sized ginger, sliced
2-3 cups water for broth
1 tbsp. fish sauce
salt to taste

How to cook SINIGANG NA HIPON

Procedure and cooking instructions:

1. In a casserole, boil water then put sliced tomato, onion and ginger. Wait til the tomato is wilted and its juice mixed from the broth.
2. Add eggplant, string beans, shrimps, jalapeno, fish sauce and salt then simmer for another 5 minutes until all the vegetables are almost cook then put the tamarind soup base mix and pechay or kangkong or okra then simmer again for 2 minutes.
3. Add patis or salt according to your preference. Remove from heat at once in order not to overcook the vegetables.
4. Serve hot with plain rice.

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