🇵🇭 Filipino Kitchen

Soups That Warm the Soul

A collection of beloved Filipino soup recipes — from the sour to the savory, the hearty to the delicate. Serve hot with rice. Always. 🍚

🍋 Sour Classic

Sinigang sa Sampalok

The iconic tamarind sour broth — tangy, veggie-loaded, and deeply comforting. The dish that named our team.

🛒 Ingredients

👨‍🍳 Steps

  1. Boil water, add onion & tomatoes. Simmer 5 min.
  2. For beef: add and simmer 45–60 min until tender.
  3. Stir in tamarind mix. Season with fish sauce.
  4. Add radish and string beans. Cook 5 min.
  5. Add eggplant & chili. Cook 3 min.
  6. For shrimp: add now, cook 3–4 min until pink.
  7. Add kangkong. Turn off heat. Wilt 2 min.
  8. Serve hot with steamed rice. 🍚
🦴 Savory Beef

Bulalo

Slow-simmered beef shank and marrow bones in a clean, deeply rich broth. Pure soul food from Batangas.

🛒 Ingredients

👨‍🍳 Steps

  1. Blanch beef in boiling water 5 min. Drain & rinse.
  2. Fresh water in pot. Add beef, onion, peppercorns.
  3. Simmer on low 2–3 hours until beef is very tender.
  4. Skim fat and foam regularly for a clear broth.
  5. Add corn. Cook 10 min.
  6. Add cabbage and string beans. Cook 5 min.
  7. Add bok choy. Season with fish sauce and salt.
  8. Serve with steaming rice and fish sauce on the side.
🥦 Savory Simple

Nilaga

A humble, nourishing boiled beef and vegetable soup. The simplest Filipino soup and one of the most loved.

🛒 Ingredients

👨‍🍳 Steps

  1. Combine beef, water, onion, and peppercorns. Bring to a boil.
  2. Reduce heat. Simmer 1.5 hours, skimming foam.
  3. Add potatoes and corn. Cook 15 min.
  4. Add string beans and cabbage. Cook 5 min.
  5. Season with fish sauce and salt.
  6. Serve hot with steamed rice. 🍚
🫚 Savory Ginger

Tinolang Manok

Chicken simmered in a fragrant ginger broth with green papaya and chili leaves. Light, healing, and aromatic.

🛒 Ingredients

👨‍🍳 Steps

  1. Sauté ginger, onion, and garlic in oil until fragrant.
  2. Add chicken. Cook until lightly golden, ~5 min.
  3. Add fish sauce. Stir and cook 2 min.
  4. Pour in water or stock. Bring to a boil.
  5. Reduce heat. Simmer 20–25 min until chicken is cooked.
  6. Add green papaya. Cook 8–10 min until tender.
  7. Add chili leaves. Turn off heat and stir.
  8. Season with salt & pepper. Serve with rice.
🦀 Sour Seafood

Seafood Sinigang

Mixed seafood — shrimp, fish, and crab — in a light tamarind broth. Quick to cook and bursting with ocean flavor.

🛒 Ingredients

👨‍🍳 Steps

  1. Boil stock with onion and tomatoes for 5 min.
  2. Stir in tamarind mix. Season with fish sauce.
  3. Add crab (if using). Cook 5 min.
  4. Add eggplant and okra. Cook 4 min.
  5. Add fish fillets. Cook 3–4 min until just flaky.
  6. Add shrimp. Cook 3 min until pink.
  7. Add kangkong last. Turn off heat and wilt.
  8. Serve immediately — seafood doesn't like waiting! 🍚
🥜 Creamy Beef

Kare-Kare

Rich, golden peanut stew with tender oxtail or beef and vegetables. Always served with shrimp paste (bagoong) on the side.

🛒 Ingredients

👨‍🍳 Steps

  1. Boil beef until very tender, ~2 hours. Reserve stock.
  2. Sauté garlic and onion in annatto oil until golden.
  3. Add beef. Stir to coat in annatto color.
  4. Pour in reserved stock. Bring to a simmer.
  5. Stir in peanut butter and ground toasted rice until smooth.
  6. Simmer 10 min, stirring, until thick and creamy.
  7. Add vegetables. Cook until tender, ~8 min.
  8. Serve with steamed rice and a generous side of bagoong.
🍝 Creamy Comfort

Chicken Sopas

Filipino macaroni soup with tender chicken, vegetables, and a creamy milk broth. The ultimate rainy-day comfort food.

🛒 Ingredients

👨‍🍳 Steps

  1. Boil chicken until cooked. Shred and reserve broth.
  2. Sauté garlic and onion until soft.
  3. Add carrots and celery. Cook 3 min.
  4. Pour in reserved broth. Bring to boil.
  5. Add macaroni. Cook until al dente, ~8 min.
  6. Add shredded chicken and cabbage.
  7. Pour in evaporated milk. Stir and simmer 3 min.
  8. Season with salt & pepper. Serve hot. ☔
🐟 Sour Seafood

Sinigang sa Miso

A brilliant twist on classic sinigang — miso paste adds a deep, umami-rich layer to the sour tamarind broth. Often made with fish.

🛒 Ingredients

👨‍🍳 Steps

  1. Boil water with tomatoes and onion for 5 min.
  2. Dissolve miso paste in a ladle of hot broth. Stir back in.
  3. Add tamarind mix. Stir well. Season with fish sauce.
  4. Add radish and eggplant. Simmer 5 min.
  5. Gently add fish pieces. Simmer 5–7 min — do not stir too much.
  6. Add mustard greens. Cook 2 min until wilted.
  7. Taste — adjust sourness and saltiness.
  8. Serve hot with rice. The miso makes it something special. 🍚