How To Cook Sinampalukang Baboy (Pork and Tamarind leaves)
–This recipe I am going to share with you is another kind of dish cooked with
tamarind leaves or we call talbos ng sampalok in tagalog. Somebody read my post
about my Sinampalukan recipe using chicken as its meat and she asked me if she
could use pork instead of chicken. I said yes. Not all of us would prefer
chicken so this recipe we are going to cook is about Sinampalukang Baboy or
Pork with Tamarind leaves. To me, chicken and pork are even depending on what
dish I am going to cook and In our kitchen, we cook both from time to time. If
you want to cook Sinampalukan but you want to make it little cheaper, chicken
would be recommended because manok is cheaper than pork. In cooking this dish,
if you can not find chili leaves, you can use malunggay leaves or spinach. Here
is how to cook Sinampalukang Baboy:
INGREDIENTS
1 kilo of pork (chopped into serving pieces)
3 cups of talbos ng sili (chili leaves)
3 cloves of garlic (minced)
1 medium size onion (sliced)
2 cups of young Tamarind leaves
4-8 pieces of green chili (siling panigang)
6 cups of water (you may add more cups as desired)
Cooking oil
Fish sauce to taste
COOKING PROCEDURE
- In a pot, heat oil. Saute onion and garlic.
- Add the pork. Stir until the color turns to light brown.
- In a pot, pour in water and bring to a boil.
- Add the pork and simmer until the pork is cooked.
- Add the fish sauce, stir and check the saltiness.
- Add the Tamarind leaves and simmer until the pork is tender.
- Add the chili leaves and simmer for 5 minutes more.
- Scoop some and pour in a serving bowl and serve.
- Enjoy!
That's how to cook Sinampalukang Baboy.
