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What made Mom Violy step out of her comfort zone and try Las Flores for lunch?

  Mom Violy wanted to try Spanish food from  Las Flores  at Robinsons Magnolia . I remembered long time ago saw a family friend when my family was visiting beginning of the year. Mom Violy couldn't remember decided to have our lunch. Carmina decided to try out their Let's Do Lunch for 595.00 pesos ($10.26). Carmina asked for vegetable soup and Bikini sandwich which is ham and mozzarella cheese with potato chips. There is an unlimited calamansi but decided to pay additional for a Coke to share with Mom Violy. Mom Violy wasn't sure what she wanted ended up eating Gambas al Ajillo and white rice. In the beginning Mom Violy thought if she ate her gambas al Ajillo with just unlimited bread from the Las Flores she won't get full. It turned out she didn't eat that much of her rice. Mom Violy also ate my vegetable soup thinking she won't like the taste. Carmina always eats vegetable soup and just wanted something light for a meal. I didn't finish my bikini san...

Filipino Sinigang (Tamarind) Soup Recipe


Sinigang can be cooked from shrimp, pork, salmon and bangus (milk fish).

Portion of the type of meat or seafood you choose from:

Pork or pork ribs cut into cubes
500 g - Shrimp trim the whiskers
Salmon or salmon belly cut into 1 1/2 inch per piece
Bangus or boneless bangus (milk fish) 1/2 kg cut into 2 inches

Main Ingredient:
  • 2 cups - Kangkong leaves
  • 3 pieces - Long green chili peppers
  • 2 pieces tomato cut quartered
  • 1 cup radish
  • 10 pieces string beans cut in to 2 inches
  • 1 piece onion cut quartered
  • 15 pieces okra remove the top portion
  • 2 pieces taro cut into half (gabi) - optional
  • 8 cups water
  • 1 large package of Knorr Sinigang mix
  • 3 tablespoon fish sauce (patis)
  • 2 pieces eggplant cut in the middle lengthwise and cut into 2 inches 
  • cooking oil
Step 1:
  • In a pot pour small amount of cooking oil
  • Add the onion and tomato sauté
  • Add patis
  • Add the water to the pot wait till it boils
  • Add the item you have decided to eat either the shrimp, pork ribs or fish
  • Boil for twenty- five minutes
Step 2:
  • Add the taro (gabi), radish, string beans, eggplant, long green chili pepper and okra
  • Cook for thirty minute
Step 3:
  • Add the Sinigang mix
  • Mix well
  • Add the kangkong and cover the lid
  • Cook for 10 minutes
Ready to serve.

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