This Sinigang na Hipon Recipe pertains to a Filipino sour soup dish with shrimp as the main ingredient. Sinigang is a method of cooking soups in Philippine Cuisine that incorporates a souring agent.
Sinigang na Hipon is easily prepare by cooking the shrimp and vegetables in boiling water. The souring agent (whether natural or in powdered form) are added in the middle of the process. The commonly used souring agent is tamarind. However, other fruits such as guava, tomato, bilimbi (known as kamias), green mango, pineapple, and wild mangosteen (santol) can also be used.
Similar to the previous sinigang dishes that we featured (Sinigang na ulo ng Salmon and Pork Sinigang), Sinigang na Hipon is best eaten with rice with fish sauce (patis) on the side. I usually cook this dish whenever I feel nostalgic or when the weather is cold. For example: today, the temperature is dropping again somewhat signaling for the coming of winter.
Sinigang na Hipon Recipe Tips
For those of you who are trying this dish for the first time, it is recommended that you use shrimp with shell head on because the flavor is still intact. Using shrimps without shell and head has lesser flavor.
Make sure to not overcook the shrimp for best results. The water spinach should be added last and let the residual heat from the pot cook it.
Try this comforting Sinigang na Hipon recipe and let me know what you think.
Watch the Video on How to Cook sinigang na Hipon (Shirmp Sinigang)
Sinigang na Hipon Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb shrimp with head
- 1 bunch water spinach kangkong, cut in 3 inch length
- 1 cup string beans sitaw, cut in 2 inch length
- 2 pieces medium-sized tomatoes quartered
- 1 large white onion quartered
- 8 cups water
- 1 pack sinigang mix tamarind soup base mix, about 1.4 ounce
- 2 pieces banana pepper or long green pepper
- 3 tbsp fish sauce patis
- Watch the cooking video:
Instructions
- Pour the water in a large cooking pot and bring to a boil
- Add onions and tomatoes and cook until texture becomes soft
- Put-in the sinigang mix and simmer for 2 minutes
- Add the banana pepper and string beans and simmer for 3 minutes
- Add the shrimps and fish sauce then simmer for 5 minutes
- Add the water spinach, turn the heat off, and cover the pot. Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Serve hot. Share and Enjoy!
Panlasang Pinoy says
November 4, 2009 at 8:37 pmThank you too for commenting violy. Have a wonderful day!
Rocky Garcia says
November 5, 2009 at 6:43 pmSinigang is one of favorite Dish. Any meat that will be included in sinigang will be great especially pork.
Shrimp is another good ingredient in sinigang.
Panlasang Pinoy says
November 5, 2009 at 6:46 pmYW day 🙂
Lheeza says
November 9, 2009 at 4:29 pmHello po ulit…just stopping by to say thank you for the recipe, i tried sinigang n hipon last night adding a little bit more of sinigang mix & green pepper, me & my daughter had a great dinner enjoyed sipping the soup together while her father can’t stop looking us w/ jealous!hahahahaha…
Regards,
Lheeza
Vanessa says
April 29, 2010 at 11:40 pmHey!
Another great recipe. In some recipes I’ve seen people saute onion and garlic before adding the shrimp or pork or whatever they use with the sinigang. I’m just wondering what’s the difference between boiling the water then adding the onions and sauteing it?
Thanks!
Keep up the good work ;]
-Vanessa
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-Benjie
jordan says
November 6, 2011 at 6:19 pmThis is really good! i tried adding radish and a bit of chili flakes to give it a zing! thanks for sharing your recipes! =)
mars says
April 23, 2014 at 10:45 pmMy girlfriend like to have this with our dinner. Mamamalengke n ko… Hehehe.. Thanks for the recipe…
Jheng says
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Charles retiza says
July 30, 2015 at 4:40 amThanks for sharing the recipe. It was so delicious when we sip it. I tried to put it down three chilli an I love it super thank you God bless and more power…………..
PJ de Leon says
August 6, 2015 at 11:21 pmI followed this recipe and masarap! 🙂 I added radish and everyone loves it! Thanks for this easy yet sumptuous recipe!
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