Certified Wife Cooked: Sinigang na Buto-Buto

I really love Sinigang! Kahit anong luto pa yan basta sinigang FAVORITE ko! Sinigang na baboy, isda or buto-buto, lahat yan number one sa puso ko! Haha.

My husband and I love the weather this week, perfect for cooking hot soup. So I told myself that I need to prepare something delightful for my husband, well I got him “Sinigang na Buto-Buto”.

Anyway, not only my husband enjoyed my Sinigang, but also my officemates liked it. Wow! “Certified wife” na daw talaga ako.. Haha.

Ingredients:

½ kilo pork spareribs

1 big onion

3 medium size tomatoes, cut into 4

5 pcs string of beans (sitaw) cut into 3 inches

2 pcs of okra

1 medium size eggplant, sliced diagonally

1 medium size gabi (taro corms), cut into cubes

1 medium size labanos (daikon), sliced diagonally

1 pc pork cube (knorr)

1 pack of Sinigang mix

5 pcs of fresh tamarind

8 cups of water

3 pcs siling green (green finger pepper)

1 bundle of kangkong (optional)

Procedures:

1. Wash the pork spareribs and vegetables prior to cooking.
2. In a pot, bring to boil the water.
3. If the water begins boiling, add the spareribs let it boil until meat is well-done or tender.
4. Add the onion, tomatoes and wait for 5 minutes before adding the fresh tamarind and Sinigang mix.
5. Add gabi, labanos, string beans, chili green finger and eggplant.
6. Cover the pot and wait for another 3 minutes.
7. Finally, add the pork cube, okra and kangkong, cover and simmer for 2 minutes.
8. Let it cook for 4 minutes. Add fish sauce as necessary.
9. Serve it hot with steamed rice.