Everyday Filipino: Shrimp Sinigang for One
I made this Shrimp Sinigang for one the other day. This is probably Spouse’s favorite Filipino dish and I very seldom cook it owing to my shrimp allergy. But some days, Spouse will get lucky….
Sinigang is a popular Filipino dish I featured in a previous post. We sometimes mix shrimps with milkfish and that makes it pretty interesting. My mother always used mustard greens in her seafood sinigang and it gives a nice kick, a different flavor than the more common “kangkong” or swamp cabbage. Mustard greens are also packed with Vitamin C and combined with the tamarind flavoring, that’s going to drive away any cold that comes near you.
Shrimp Sinigang for One
1 small white onion, diced
1 small Roma tomato, diced
1/4 piece medium daikon raddish, cut in 1/2 in. slices
2 pcs. Italian pickled pepperoncini or 1 siling haba
1 c. water
1 tbsp. fish sauce
3 or 4 mustard leaves torn in 1 in. pieces
20-25 medium shrimps, shell on
1 tbsp. sinigang mix dissolved in 1/4 c. water
Place the first 6 ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and cover. Lower heat and allow to simmer until daikon is tender, about 6 minutes.
Bring heat up to medium high and add mustard greens. Cook about 2-3 minutes and add shrimps. Cook another minute or two. Add sinigang flavor mix dissolved in water and bring to a boil. Take pan off heat.
Serve immediately with steamed jasmine rice.
August 11th, 2006 at 10:37 am
sarap naman n’yan, mita. esp. those peppers!!! and i love mustasa in sinigang. my mom plants these so she can put it in the sinigang everytime i visit! your pictures are awesome!
August 11th, 2006 at 1:13 pm
gee thanks, Stef…appreciate that a lot coming from you.
August 12th, 2006 at 8:49 am
Hi mita! Check out my site…I tried your squash curry recipe…mine doesn’t look as good as yours though. But your recipe was the best! Everybody loved it! THanks!
August 12th, 2006 at 7:20 pm
Whoa, this site is getting a bookmark for sure!
August 13th, 2006 at 7:39 am
hi SR, glad you dropped by…
August 17th, 2006 at 2:26 pm
and u were the one who didn’t cook…tsk.. tsk..
August 17th, 2006 at 4:06 pm
dettie, “too many cooks spoils the brew” - i was watching and tasting though…when are you going to post your cooking here?
July 8th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
I just tried this recipe today! It’s AMAZING! I grew up on Filipino food but was not so much a fan of most. Sinigang is one of my favourites, particularly Sinigang Hipon! It’s AMAZING! I wish I could find some Daikon radish though!
I will be posting the results shortly on my blog/Flickr!
July 9th, 2007 at 6:24 am
Hello Katiekat, I’m glad the sinigang worked for you. I checked out your blog but can’t say for sure where you are. If you are anywhere near a Korean market, check them out. They usually have raddish…and great bamboo cooking spoons too!