Filipino•comfort
Sinigang na Hipon sa Calamansi
Filipino Sour Soup loaded with shrimp, tender-crisp vegetables, and fresh calamansi flavor. This sinigang na hipon with calamansi is hearty, tasty, and the ultimate cold weather comfort food.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5 cups water
- 1 onion. peeled and quartered
- 2 medium Roma tomatoes, quartered
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce to taste
- 1 cup daikon radish, peeled and sliced into 1/2 inch thick
- 1 pound shell-on shrimp, tendrils trimmed, washed and drained well
- 1/2 cup freshly-squeezed calamansi juice
- 2 bunches pak choi, stems trimmed and leaves separated
- salt to taste
Instructions
- 1
In a pot over medium heat, bring rice washing or water to a boil.
- 2
Add onions, tomatoes, and radish. Cook for about 2 to 3 minutes.
- 3
Add shrimp, calamansi juice, and fish sauce.
- 4
Continue to cook for about 3 to 5 minutes or just until shrimps color changes to pink and vegetables are tender yet crisp.
- 5
Add pechay, pushing down into broth with back of spoon. Turn off heat, cover and allow residual heat to soften leaves.
- 6
Season with salt to taste. Serve hot with fish sauce on the side, if desired.