Pork Bulanglang
Kapampangan Sinigang sa Bayabas is a Filipino sour soup that's delicious with steamed rice. Loaded with tender pork belly, vegetables, and a refreshing guava flavor, it's the ultimate cold weather comfort food.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 20 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 2 lb pork belly, cut into 2-inch cubes
- 7 cup water
- 1 onion, peeled and quartered
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 bunch kangkong
- 1 lb (about 10 to 12 pieces) fresh guava
- 8 pc gabi, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
- salt to taste
Instructions
- 1
In a pot over medium heat, combine pork and water. Bring to a boil, skimming scum that floats on top.
- 2
When the broth has cleared, add onions and fish sauce.
- 3
Lower heat, cover, and continue to cook for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until pork is tender. Add more water in 1/2 cup increments, if needed, to maintain about 6 cups.
- 4
Meanwhile, cut into guavas into halves and using a small spoon, scoop out the seeds.
- 5
In a bowl, combine guava seeds and the remaining 1 cup water. Using the back of a spoon, mash to extract pulp and strain in a fine-mesh sieve. Reserve the guava juice and discard the seeds.
- 6
Trim about 2 inches from the kangkongs stalks and discard. Cut kangkong into 3-inch lengths, separating the sturdier stalks from the leaves. Wash thoroughly and drain well. Set aside.
- 7
Add gabi, sliced guava, and the guava juice to the pot and continue to cook for about 5 minutes or until tender.
- 8
Season with salt to taste.
- 9
Add kangkong beginning with the sturdier stalks and then the leaves. Continue to cook for about 1 to 2 minutes. Serve hot.