Sinigang na Baboy (Pork Sour Soup)

• 1 1/2 lbpork belly, cut in 2-inch pieces
• 8 cupswater
• 1 yellow onion, quartered
• 2 tomatoes, quartered
• 3 tbsptamarind paste
• 2 tbspfish sauce
• 1 cupdaikon, sliced
• 1 eggplant, sliced
• 8 okras, whole
• 1 cupgreen beans, cut in 3-inch lengths
• 1 serrano pepper, whole
• 4 cupswater spinach

quantities scale with servings

Method

1. 1

   Bring pork and water to a boil in a pot. Skim the foam. Add onion and tomato and simmer 40-45 min until the pork is tender.

2. 2

   Stir in tamarind and fish sauce.

3. 3

   Add daikon and simmer 8 min.

4. 4

   Add eggplant, okra, green beans, and serrano. Cook 5-6 min.

5. 5

   Fold in the water spinach for 1 min. Taste for sour and salty. Serve with rice.