Beef Sinigang

Calories: 808kcal

Author: Vanjo Merano

Heat cooking oil in a pot. Sauté the onion until the layers separate. Add the tomatoes and continue sautéing until it softens.
2 onions, 3 tablespoons cooking oil, 2 tomatoes
Add the beef. Sauté it until it browns.
4 lbs. beef neck bones
Pour water into the pot. Cover and let boil. Reduce the heat to the lowest setting. Simmer for 90 minutes.
8 cups water
Add the sinigang powder and eggplant. Continue cooking for 3 minutes.
3 ounces sinigang powder, 2 Chinese eggplant
Add the okra and string beans. Cook for 5 minutes.
10 okras, 15 string beans
Season with fish sauce and then add the kangkong. Cover the cooking pot and turn the heat off. Let it stay closed for 2 minutes for the residual heat to cook it further.
Fish sauce to taste, 1 bunch water spinach
Serve warm. Share and enjoy!

Spice level - Looking for a dish that has some heat? This may not be the one for you! However, there are plenty of sinigang recipes that like to integrate chili peppers. And so you may actually add some to this dish to get it as spicy as you’d like.

Sweetness level - Sourness? We’ve got that here! Saltiness? It’s a yes on that flavor too. But this definitely is not a sweet dish.

Sinigang powder - Can’t find any sinigang powder? You could actually use tamarind paste instead for this.

Water spinach - We definitely love our leafy greens when it comes to sinigang. And so if you are unable to get your hands on water spinach, you can try utilizing kale instead. Another possible alternative would be regular spinach and bok choy.