Beef Sinigang - (Sour Soup)

"Back in my non-health conscious days, I used ready sour mix but it contains a lot of sodium and artificial stuff. I learned from my dad that you can use lemons to make the soup sour. It's healthier and it actually tastes exactly like using tamarind base soup!


Ingredients:
1 pound beef cut in cubes
4 small lemons
2 medium size onions, quartered
3 medium size tomatos, quartered
1 zuccini, cut into small pieces
1 bunch spinach (make sure to wash the each spinach leaf really well because it can be sandy
1 bunch string beans or green beans cut into 4 inches long
5 pinches of salt
1 tsp red crushed pepper
4 liters water

Instructions:

1. Put water in a large pot and add beef, onions, tomatoes and salt for 1 1/2 hour.


2. Scoop all the tomatos and squash them in a bowl then pour back into the pot.


3. Squeeze lemon juice into the pot filtering the seeds.


4. Add zuccini and string beans/green beans and let it boil for 10 minutes.


5. Add the spinach and turn off the heat.

BEST TO EAT WITH WHITE RICE BUT FOR HEALTHIER DIET, REPLACE WITH BROWN RICE.