Filipino•comfort
Shrimp Sinigang
Shrimp sinigang (sinigang na hipon) is a comforting soup with big prawns and fresh veggies swimming in a savory, sweet, and sour tamarind broth. Enjoy with steamed white rice for a classic Filipino meal!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 tablespoon tamarind paste
- 24 pieces fresh prawns
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 red onion (sliced)
- 2 large tomatoes ( quartered (or 8 cherry tomatoes))
- 1 green chili
- 8 cups rice wash*
- 1/2 bunch snake beans (cut the size of 2 inches (5cm))
- 1 daikon (peeled and sliced)
- 2 Japanese eggplants (sliced)
- 1 bunch water spinach (also known as kang kong or morning glory)
- ¼ cup fish sauce (or to taste)
- 1 teaspoon sugar (or to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Heat the vegetable oil in a deep pot and sauté the red onion, tomatoes and green chili for two to three minutes.
- 2
Add tamarind paste and the rice wash to the pot. Bring this to a boil and then turn down to a simmer to cook the vegetables.
- 3
For the vegetables