Sinigang na Panga ng Tuna (Tuna in Tamarind Broth Soup) Recipe
Many Filipinos like sinigang. We have varieties of how-tos when cooking sinigang. This is one of them. Enjoy Tuna!
Ingredients
- 8-10 cups water
- 3 ripe tomatoes, chopped
- 2 pieces date (gabi), peeled and halved
- 150 grams tamarind or sampaloc
- 1 cup water for tamarind or sampaloc
- 4 halves panga ng tuna
- 1 finger chili
- 1 cup radish, peeled and cut into 1", slices
- Salt to taste
- 1 bunch kangkong tops, washed
- 100 grams string beans or sitaw, cut into 2'' pieces.
Directions
- In a soup pot, combine water, ripe tomatoes and taro. Boil for 4-5 minutes or until taro is almost tender.
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan, boil tamarind or sampaloc in water until soft. Mash tamarind or sampaloc in the liquid to extract juice then strain liquid into a bowl, Set liquid aside and discard tamarind or sampaloc,
- Add the panga ng tuna, finger chili and radish to the soup pot and simmer until tuna is almost cooked, about 8-10 minutes. Stir in reserved sampaloc juice and season with salt. Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Place kangkong and string beans or sitaw on top of the fish and simmer further until vegetables are cooked just right, about 2 - 3 minutes.
- Serve with steamed rice.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 2941g | |
| Calories 668 | |
| Calories from Fat 19 | 3% |
| Total Fat 2.17g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat 0.57g | 2% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 192mg | 8% |
| Potassium 2290mg | 65% |
| Total Carbs 163.94g | 44% |
| Dietary Fiber 24.0g | 80% |
| Sugars 124.4g | 83% |
| Protein 14.32g | 23% |
