Sinigang na Baboy (Pork in Sour Soup)

This may not be the real authentic version of this this dish but it comes closest to what the kids and I remember your Grandmother, Miss Julie, fixing. Some kind of radish is more common than the potato used here.

Sinigang na Baboy (Pork in Sour Soup)

1-1/2 pounds country-style pork ribs

Water

1 tablespoon olive oil

10 cups water

1 large white onion , sliced into half-moon pieces

2 tomatoes, sliced into half-moon pieces

2 large potatoes, cut into 1-inch dice

1 package “Mama Sitas” Sinigang sa Sampalok mix

1/4-pound sitaw (Asian long beans)

1 to 2 tablespoons Patis fish sauce or more to taste

1 medium bok choy, cut into 1-inch ribbons, top to bottom

Garnish: Patis and lemon or lime wedges

In one piece remove the pork meat from the rib bones and slice thinly. Place pork in a sauce pan and cover with water. Bring to boil and cook for five minutes. Remove pork slices and sauté in olive oil over medium heat until just browned.

In a LARGE soup pot bring water, onion, tomatoes and potatoes to a boil. Reduce heat to let water just “smile.“ Add Sinigang sa Sampalok mix, sitaw and Patis. Cover and simmer three minutes. Add bok choy and pork slices, continue cooking until potatoes and other vegetables are fork tender.

To serve place a large scoop of cooked rice into a bowl and pour soup, with some meat and lots of vegetables, over rice. Garnish with a squirt of Patis and a big squeeze of lemon or lime juice.