Made the hubster’s favorite Filipino dish last night, Sinigang sa Sampalok na Baboy (tender pork ribs stewed in a tart tamarind broth)

It is what I think of when I think of comfort food, because my father would make this for me when I wasn’t feeling well when I was young, and when I grew up, he made it almost every time I would come home to visit.

It is a tart sour broth with a little kick of heat and you can use different types of vegetables, meat or seafood to create this dish. This is our family’s favorite version and recipe.

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@knorrph tamarind soup mix is available on Amazon, specialty markets, and Filipino supermarkets throughout the US. I saw recently that my local Smith’s market here in Las Vegas carries them in the International section.

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2.2 lbs boneless pork shoulder, cubed

1 bag of baby spinach, stems trimmed

3 roma tomatoes OR 2 large tomatoes, diced

1 medium shallot, sliced

1 yellow wax pepper, whole (add 2 more if you like it spicy

1.5 packets of Knorr Tamarind Soup Mix

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Place pork into a pot and fill with water until pork is completely submerged. Heat pot on medium high heat and bring to a boil. At 1st boil, add tomatoes and shallots to pot, along with 1 packet of @knorrph Tamarind Soup Mix. Bring back to a boil and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 45-60 minutes or until tender. Once meat is tender, add wax pepper(s) and additional half packet of soup mix. Add an additional 1 cup of water if more broth is desired. Simmer for additional 5 minutes. Add spinach on top of broth and allow steam from simmering soup to wilt spinach before stirring to combine. Serve over steamed rice.

It’s so simple to put together and yet so satisfying. Throw it all in a pot, simmer it through and magic happens. Other favorite vegetables to add in are Chinese long beans (sitaw), and Japanese daikon radish, which I typically use when cooking with bone in pork spareribs. If you are making this with shrimp, might I suggest that you use all the vegetables I mentioned thus far and instead of wax pepper, I would substitute a bird’s eye pepper. My toddler loves that the vegetables are cooked down in the broth and always asks for extra spinach mixed in with his rice. Try it tonight!

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