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Sinigang na Salmon (Salmon Head in Sour Tamarind Soup)

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Sinigang na Salmon (Salmon Head in Sour Tamarind Soup)

A bright, comforting salmon-head sinigang with tender vegetables and tamarind broth.

20 minutes · Serves 4

Ingredients for Sinigang na Salmon (Salmon Head in Sour Tamarind Soup)

  • 1 liter water
  • 3 tomatoes, quartered
  • 1 medium onion, quartered
  • 1 thumb ginger, sliced
  • 1 medium white radish, thinly sliced diagonally
  • 5 yardlong beans, trimmed and cut into 3-inch pieces
  • 1 salmon head, gills removed, cleaned, and halved
  • 1 medium eggplant, cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces
  • 5 okra
  • 3 green chili peppers
  • 1 packet tamarind soup mix for 1 liter
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 bunch water spinach (kangkong), tough stalk ends trimmed

How to cook Sinigang na Salmon (Salmon Head in Sour Tamarind Soup)

  1. 1.Bring the water to a boil over high heat.
  2. 2.Add tomatoes, onion, ginger, radish, and yardlong beans. Cover, reduce to medium heat, and simmer 5 minutes, until radish is halfway tender.
  3. 3.Add salmon head, eggplant, okra, chilies, tamarind soup mix, and fish sauce. Stir gently and simmer 5 minutes, until fish is cooked.
  4. 4.Add kangkong and cook just a few seconds. Remove from heat and serve hot with steamed rice.
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