Sinigang na Hipon sa Sampalok

This distinctively sour and tangy shrimp soup made with Mama Sita’s Sinigang sa Sampalok Mix is served with a healthy selection of fresh vegetables.

Tip: Half-kilo (1.1 lb) of fish, pork, or beef knuckles, previously boiled until tender, can be used instead of shrimps.

Cooking Time: 13 mins

Serves: 5-7

Main Ingredients: Shellfish

Cooking Style: Boiled

Collection: All-time favorites, Oil-free

Difficulty: Intermediate

Instructions

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In a saucepan, combine water, tomatoes, onions and radish. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Pour in Mama Sita’s Tamarind Seasoning (Sinigang sa Sampalok) Mix. Increase the heat and bring to a rolling boil.
Add prawns. Add long green beans, green pepper and fish sauce (patis) to taste. Cover and simmer for another 3 minutes or until the prawns are cooked.
Turn off the heat and add the green leafy vegetables. Cover to steam-cook vegetables.
Serve hot with rice.

Ingredients

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Metric

Ingredient

1 pouch

18 g

Mama Sita’s Sinigang sa Sampalok Mix

½ cup

75 g

Tomatoes, sliced

¼ cup

45 g

Onion, quartered

¼ cup

50 g

Daikon (radish), sliced diagonally

4 cups

1 L

Water

7-8 pcs

250 g

Shrimps, deveined and trimmed

1 cup

100 g

Sitaw (long green beans), cut into 2” lengths

2 pcs

15 g

Long Green Pepper