Filipino
Sinigang na bangus
Milkfish sinigang
Milkfish in a sour tamarind broth with radish, okra, string beans and water spinach.
- Serves 5
- Prep 15 min
- Cook 25 min
- Total 40 min
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Ingredients
11 items · serves 5- 1 kg milkfish (bangus), cleaned and cut into steaks
- 1 medium onion, quartered
- 2 medium tomatoes, quartered
- 1 medium white radish (labanos), sliced
- 1 bunch string beans (sitaw), cut into 5 cm lengths
- 1 eggplant (talong), sliced
- 6 okra, trimmed
- 1 bunch water spinach (kangkong), leaves and tender stems
- 2 long green chillies (siling haba)
- 1 sachet (40 g) tamarind sinigang mix (sampalok)
- 2 tbsp fish sauce (patis)
Contains: fish · May contain: shellfish, milk, wheat, MSG (sinigang mix — check the label). Check product labels: brands differ.
Steps
7 steps- 1Bring about one and a half litres of water to a boil with the onion and tomatoes and simmer for five minutes.
- 2Add the radish and cook for five minutes.
- 3Stir in the sinigang mix and the fish sauce.
- 4Add the fish and simmer gently for eight to ten minutes without stirring hard, so the pieces stay whole.
- 5Add the string beans, eggplant and okra and cook for three to four minutes.
- 6Add the kangkong and the long green chillies, then turn off the heat.
- 7Taste for sourness and salt, and serve hot with steamed rice.