Beef Sinigang

Ingredients:
10 pcs fresh tamarind
1 kg beef ribs, cut into pieces
1 ¼ L water
4 tomatoes, sliced
1 onion, sliced
3 gabi tubers, peeled and halved
1 radish (labanos), peeled and sliced
500 grams green beans (sitaw), cut into 2 inch lengths
500 grams kangkong, leaves and stalks separated, sliced
finger chilis
fish sauce to taste



Procedure:
Cook the tamarind in 1 ½ cups water until tender. Mash then strain to get the juice and set aside. This should have a yield of approximately 1 cup.
In a saucepan, boil the beef in water. Add the tomatoes, onions and tamarind juice.
Add the taro pieces and the finger chilis and when the taro is slightly tender, add the labanos, then the sitaw. Season to taste with the patis. Add the kangkong last and cook for another 3 minutes.