Mommy Letty's Sinigang na Baka

Ingredients:

1 kilo beef, shanks (for stewing)
1 pack of Sinigang mix w/ Gabi
1 big onion, diced
6 big tomatoes, quartered
2 pieces radish, sliced
4 pieces gabi, peeled & cubed
1 bundle sitaw (stringbeans) (cut into 2″ long)
1 bundle kangkong (cut into 2″ long)
salt and patis (fish sauce) to taste
water
Bagoong Alamang (taste so good.. optional)

Procedure:

1. In a casserole, bring beef to a boil, place in a lower heat then simmer for an hour or until the beef is tender.Take out all scum that rises to the surface.
2. Add onions, tomatoes and tamarind juice.
3. Add gabi then simmer for a few minutes.
4. Add the Sinigang mix w/ gabi
   
5. Add string beans (sitaw) and kangkong stalks.
6. Add kangkong leaves then serve.
7. Season with salt and patis to taste then serve.
8. Add the bagoong alamang (optional)