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Pork Bulanglang
Kapampangan Sinigang sa Bayabas is a Filipino sour soup that's delicious with steamed rice. Loaded with tender pork belly, vegetables, and a refreshing guava flavor, it's the ultimate cold weather comfort food.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 35 mins
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 846 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Soup
Cuisine:
Filipino
Ingredients
- 2 pounds pork belly, cut into 2-inch cubes
- 7 cups water
- 1 onion, peeled and quartered
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 bunch Kangkong
- 1 pound (about 10 to 12 pieces) fresh guava
- 8 pieces gabi, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
- salt to taste
Instructions
- In a pot over medium heat, combine pork and water. Bring to a boil, skimming scum that floats on top.
- When the broth has cleared, add onions and fish sauce.
- Lower heat, cover, and continue to cook for about 1 to 1 ½ hours or until pork is tender. Add more water in ½ cup increments, if needed, to maintain about 6 cups.
- Meanwhile, cut into guavas into halves and using a small spoon, scoop out the seeds.
- In a bowl, combine guava seeds and the remaining 1 cup water. Using the back of a spoon, mash to extract pulp and strain in a fine-mesh sieve. Reserve the guava juice and discard the seeds.
- Trim about 2 inches from the kangkongs stalks and discard. Cut kangkong into 3-inch lengths, separating the sturdier stalks from the leaves. Wash thoroughly and drain well. Set aside.
- Add gabi, sliced guava, and the guava juice to the pot and continue to cook for about 5 minutes or until tender.
- Season with salt to taste.
- Add kangkong beginning with the sturdier stalks and then the leaves. Continue to cook for about 1 to 2 minutes. Serve hot.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- Use a mix of almost ripe and still green guavas for a good balance of sour and sweet fruit taste.
Nutrition Information
Calories
846kcal
(42%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
81g
(125%)
Saturated Fat
29g
(145%)
Cholesterol
109mg
(36%)
Sodium
311mg
(13%)
Potassium
667mg
(19%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
1075IU
(22%)
Vitamin C
179.5mg
(199%)
Calcium
41mg
(4%)
Iron
1.2mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 846
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 846kcal | 42% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 81g | 125% |
| Saturated Fat | 29g | 145% |
| Cholesterol | 109mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 311mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 667mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1075IU | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 179.5mg | 199% |
| Calcium | 41mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.