Sinigang na Hipon (Shrimp in Tamarind Soup)

Ingredients:
500 grams shrimps
500 grams fresh tamarind
6 to 7 cups rice water or water
2 tomatoes (sliced)
1 onion (sliced)
a piece of ginger
bok choy or spinach

Procedure:

• Boil tamarind in rice water till it is soft and can be mashed. Mash the tamarind to extract the juice. Using a strainer filter the liquid or tamarind juice.
• Boil the tamarind juice. Add ginger, tomatoes and onions.
• Add shrimps and let it cook for about 5 minutes.
• Add the vegetables.
  

If tamarind is not available you can replace it with camias or green mangoes.

Steamed Crab

There are different ways to cook crabs and the easiest way is to steam it.



1. Wash crabs then place it in the steamer with few slices of ginger.
2. Steam it in low fire for about 30 minutes.

Note: In case you have no steamer you can use an ordinary pot with lid.