Sinigang Na Pata ng Baboy (sour pork hocks)

Sinigang is one of the favourite dish of most Filipinos. Back home almost every week this is our cycle menu. Our weekly menu compose of Adobo, Kaldereta, Pinakbet, Kare-Kare and this dish.  But believe it or not, Because I am posting new recipes from monday to friday. I have set aside this food. Its been almost half a year we did not eat this dish. Well, The good thing about this food blog is every night our dinner is different…….. This will be the second time I will be posting the recipe, the difference will be the meat and the vegetables I used. This one is more traditional as I used radish, kangkong leaves, egg-plant, gabi, ocra and onions. It’s a whole bundle of vegetables. The soup is much tastier as I used pork hocks. by the way, this post is my 300th food recipe……….Happy 300th day to foodtrip!!!!………………………..Did you know that bundles of vegetables I used in this recipe such as radish the fiber in the radish helps fight colon cancer, the vegetable also contains a group of compounds called isothiocyanates, which are shown to be effective against other cancer cell lines. Some researchers tested various parts of the radish plant against human cancer cells. The results of their study show that the compounds in the radish bulb, or root, affect genetic pathways in the cancer cells, inducing cancer cell death…….

Ingredients: serves 4-6

• 1 kl pork hocks chopped in serving pieces
• 1.5 liter water
• 1 pc medium onions (quartered)
• 2 pcs  medium tomatoes
• 1 pack sinigang sa gabi mix (for a liter soup)
• 8-10 pcs string beans (slice to approx 2 inches)
• a bunch of kangkong (or bok choy optional)
• 1 pc of eggplant (sliced)
• 6 pcs ocras
• 100 gm of radish (slice)
• 100 gms of gabi
• salt to taste 

* please slice vegetables evenly

Procedures:

• in a large sauce pan, boil pork hock and onions in a liter of water for 30 minutes or until pork is half tender
• add in vegetables in and seasoned with salt and sinigang mix. serve hot…

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Sinigang na baboy(pork in sour soup)

Sinigang na baboy…I consider this meal as one of the best food in my country. Its a one dish meal consist of pork meat and vegetables. You can also do this using beef (sinigang na baka) or fish (sinigang sa miso) or chicken(Sinampalukang manok)…Did you know that fresh vegetables in this soup are quickly and lightly cooked to provide an abundance of fiber, vitamins and minerals that make a healthy addition to any diet. Like tomatoes – eating benefit is its’ Lycopene content. Lycopene is a vital anti-oxidant that helps in the fight against cancerous cell formation as well as other kinds of health complications and diseases…

Ingredient: serves 4-6

• 1 kl pork mea(liempo)
• one liter water
• 1 pc meduim onions (quartered)
• 2 pcs  medium tomatoes
• 1 pack sinigang mix (for a liter soup)
• 8-10 pcs string beans (slice to approc 2 inches)
• a bunch of kangkong (or bok choy optional)
• 1 pc of eggplant (sliced)
• 100 gm of radish (slice)
• salt to taste 

* please slice vegetables evenly

Procedures:

• in a large sauce pan, boil pork meat and onions in a liter of water for 30 minutes or until pork is half tender
• add in vegetables in and seasoned with salt and sinigang mix. serve hot…

enjoy…