Sinigang Classic Tamarind soup base mix

This mix has been specially developed to make it even easier to put a delicious Sinigang soup on the table. This blend has been carefully stewed and produces a delicious broth that everyone can enjoy. This mix serves as the basis for your sinigang broth.

Sinigang

Sinigang is a Philippine dish consisting of meat or seafood and vegetables simmered in a sour broth, often with a base of rice washing (water used to rinse rice). The sour soup goes well with rice, the staple food of all Filipinos. Because of this, as well as its use of native ingredients it is considered the national dish of the Philippines. Fish, pork, chicken, shrimp, or beef may be used for sinigang. There are usually leafy vegetables: Gabi (taro), siling labuyo (red chili), or malunggay leaves, or kangkong (water spinach). Other vegetables cooked in sinigang may include okra, radish, eggplant, tomatoes, sitaw (snake beans), and string beans. The vegetables are chosen to complement the dish's flavor.

The Flavor

The flavor of sinigang comes mainly from the souring agent used. The souring agent is chosen to complement the meat used in the dish. Sour fruits such as sampalok (tamarind), kamias, sineguelas, and bayabas (guava) are most commonly used to flavor the broth. These days, powdered mixes and bouillon cubes come in some of these flavors and may be used instead for convenience.

Necessities:

• ½ kilo of meat
• 1 liter of water
• Various vegetables

Preparation method:

• Boil 1/2 kg of meat in 4 cups of water.
• Simmer until the meat is cooked. Stir in a packet of McCormick Sinigang Tamarind Soup Base Mix.
• Add vegetables and simmer until tender but still crunchy.

Ingredients:

Iodized salt, citric acid (acidifier), tamarind powder, sugar, rice flour, tomato powder, onion, calcium stearate (anticaking agent), yeast extract, soybean oil, garlic, shrimp powder, and spices.

Also known as: Sinigang Sa Sampalok, Tamarind Seasoning Mix
Country of origin: Philippines
Brand: McCormick
Code: 052100078915
Content: 40 gr (1.41 Oz)