Chicken Sinigang
Chicken sinigang locally known as sinigang na manok is a type of soup recipe that is famous in the Philippines. Garlic, onions and tomatoes are sautéed together with the chicken. It is then poured with water and mixed with vegetables like taro, okra, eggplant, and kangkong.
Servings: 4 people
Cost: $6
Equipment
- Cooking Pot
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken chopped, about 500 grams
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 big tomato chopped
- 5 cups water
- 1 cup taro peeled and chopped
- 2 tablespoons tamarind sinigang mix
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 small eggplant chopped
- 1/2 cup long beans cut into 2 inches long
- 1 cup okra sliced
- 2 cups kang kong leaves (water spinach)
Instructions
- Heat oil in a cooking pan. Cook and stir garlic, onion and tomatoes until translucent and aromatic.
- Add ground black pepper and fish sauce
- Put in the chicken and cook until color becomes white/ish.
- Pour water and bring to a boil.
- Add taro and simmer until it becomes fork tender.
- Put in the sampalok sinigang mix, eggplant, okra and long beans. Cover and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Add the kangkong leaves and chilli peppers. Cover and simmer for 30 seconds.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and serve.
- It is best paired with rice. Share and enjoy.