Prawns in Tamarind Soup (Sinigang na Sugpo)
Prawns in Tamarind Soup (Sinigang na Sugpo)

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Today's recipe is Prawns in Tamarind Soup or Sinigang na Sugpo. Others also call this Filipino sour soup or seafood in tamarind soup. It is one of the more.

Prawns in Tamarind Soup (Sinigang na Sugpo) is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Prawns in Tamarind Soup (Sinigang na Sugpo) is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have prawns in tamarind soup (sinigang na sugpo) using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Prawns in Tamarind Soup

(Sinigang na Sugpo):

  1. Make ready Onion
  2. Prepare Tomato
  3. Take Prawns
  4. Get Radish
  5. Take Okra
  6. Prepare String Beans
  7. Get Eggplant
  8. Prepare Finger Chilies
  9. Prepare Taro
  10. Prepare Water Spinach
  11. Take Water
  12. Get Tamarind Powder or Sinigang Mix
  13. Take Salt
  14. Take Fish Sauce
  15. Take Ground Black Pepper
  16. Prepare Calamansi

When buying prawns or shrimps, choose the ones with the heads still firmly attached to the body. I have been craving for Tiger prawn for the longest time. This was the reason why I decided to make Sinigang na Sugpo upon arriving in the Philippines. How To Cook Sinigang na Hipon sa Sampalok (Shrimp in Tamarind Soup) by COLYMD.

Steps to make Prawns in Tamarind Soup

(Sinigang na Sugpo):

  1. Prepare all the vegetables: Wash all the vegetables. - Cut the tomatoes into quarters. - Peel and cut the onions into quarters. - Cut off the stem of the okra and slice it diagonally, about 3 inches long pieces. ©homebasedchef
  2. Cut off the stem of the finger chilies. - Peel and slice the radish diagonally, just about 1/4 inches in width, not too thin nor too thick. - Slice the eggplant diagonally, about 1/2 inches in width, and soak in water to avoid discoloration.
  3. Cut the string beans into 3 inches long pieces. - Peel and cut the taro into 1 inch wedges or pieces. Be careful when peeling or cutting the taro because it is slippery. - Select the water spinach leaves with stems, usually around 4 inches long. Do not include thicker or harder stems.
  4. Prepare the prawns: Wash the prawns under running water. - Devein the prawns, leaving the shells to preserve texture and color. To do this, use a toothpick and slide it right between two pieces of shell and under the vein then lift the toothpick slowly to pull out the vein.
  5. Cooking instructions: Pour the water into the pot and bring to boil. - Put in the tomatoes, onions, taro and boil over medium heat for 2 minutes. - Add the eggplant, radish, string beans, and okra. Simmer over low heat until vegetables are tender but the string beans and okra are still green.
  6. Add the prawns and cook for about 2 minutes, you may adjust cooking time depending on the size of the prawns. Season with fish sauce, pepper and finger chilies. Stir. Put in the tamarind powder, salt and water spinach. Mix well. Simmer for 1 more minute.
  7. Serve hot with steamed rice and fish sauce and halved calamansi as dipping sauce.

Today's recipe is Prawns in Tamarind Soup or Sinigang na Sugpo. Others also call this Filipino sour soup or seafood in tamarind soup. It is one of the more popular viands in Philippine cuisine and is related to the Malaysian dish singgang. Until I googled "tamarind soup recipes" I had no idea exactly how many kinds of tamarind soup there are! After poring over each recipe, I settled on Sinigang is a soup that has a base of tamarind, tomatoes, and onions.

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