Sinigang na Hito sa Miso is a delicious soup you'll love year-round. With the moist catfish, tender-crisp veggies, and tamarind-miso flavored broth, it's tasty, filling, and great with steamed rice.
Sinigang na Hito sa Miso is another delicious variation of the classic Filipino Sinigang using catfish or hito. Like most sinigang, it includes tamarind to perk up the broth with a fruity tart taste. However, this hito version has added a layer of flavor from miso paste, fermented soybean paste, or miso.
With the plump and succulent catfish, crisp labanos, peppery mustard leaves, and flavorful soup, this Sinigang na Hito sa Miso is scrumptious! It's filling and comforting, especially in chilly weather.
Ingredient notes
- Hito or catfish- freshwater fish with black skin and is very slippery. They are known to have a โbeardโ or โwhiskers.โ You can also use kanduli, another type of catfish that is silvery gray in color.
- Tomatoes- I like to use ripe Roma tomatoes as they have a sweet and juicy taste.
- Ginger- adds a tangy freshness, light spiciness, and warmth to the dish. It also neutralizes the fishy odor of the catfish.ย
- Miso- Philippine miso is usually yellow to light brown in color. It is made from soybeans that have been fermented with barley.ย It has a mild, earthy flavor and is usually used in soups or as a condiment.
- Tamarind- If using fresh unripe tamarind, boil to soften, place them in a sieve, then mash them to extract the pulp and juice.
- Labanos- called daikon or white radish. It has a crispy texture and a mild, slightly sweet flavor.ย
- Mustard leaves- have a sharp, biting peppery,ย somewhat spicy taste. Alternatively, you can use bok choy if mustard leaves are unavailable.ย
How to clean hito
Scrubbing the catfish with salt and calamansi juice helps remove the slime from the skin and neutralizes the muddy taste.
- To prepare for cooking, rub the fish thoroughly with rock salt and let it sit for a few minutes.
- Scrape the salt off with a blunt knife.
- Rinse with vinegar or calamansi juice and rub it again with salt.
- Lastly, rinse the fish very well in cold water.
Quick tip
Along with the radish and mustard leaves, you can also add other vegetables common in sinigang like yard long beans, eggplant, and okra. You can also add siling haba or finger chili peppers for a slight kick of spice.
How to serve and store
- Serve this catfish sinigang piping hot with steamed rice and spiced patis as a dipping sauce.
- Place leftovers in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Reheat it in a saucepot over medium-low heat to 165 F.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 onion, peeled and chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 thumb-size ginger, peeled and julienned
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 cup miso soy paste
- 6 cups water
- 1 package (1.4 ounces) tamarind base
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce to taste
- 1 radish, labanos, peeled and cut into 1/-inch thick wedges
- 2 pounds (about 2 pounds) whole catfish, cleaned, gutted, and cut into parts
- 1 bunch mustard leaves, ends trimmed and cut into 4-inch lengths
- salt to taste
Instructions
- In a pot over medium heat, heat oil. Add onions, garlic, and ginger and cook, stirring regularly, until aromatic.
- Add tomatoes and cook, mashing with the back of a spoon, until softened and release juice. Add miso and cook, stirring regularly, for about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add water and bring to a boil.
- Add tamarind base and stir until dissolved.
- Season with fish sauce to taste.
- Add radish and cook for about 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add catfish. Lower heat, cover, and cook for about 7 to 10 minutes.
- Add mustard leaves and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes.
- Season with salt to taste. Serve hot
Notes
Nutrition Information
โThis website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.โ
ORLY says
I love this recipe. My former Filipina partner taught me how to make it. I now make catfish sinigang every 1 to 2 months for myself. Very tasty.
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Enrie says
Hello, pwede ho ba brown rice gamitin sa paella?
Lalaine Manalo says
Pwede po pero adjust po ang amount of liquid at cook time.
Kris Pickle says
I live in Houston and we have pretty good access to Filipino ingredients and great fish! I made this dish and it is now my absolute favorite Sinigang! Half the house is Filipino and I am the lucky American who gets to do the cooking: Filipino food is my favorite and since finding KawalingPinoy I have never been strayed wrong on a recipe. My family says they feel more at home because of your recipes! Thank you!!
Ester Yamson says
Do you have a recipe of sinigang hito sa bayabas? Un pong may patola. Thamks. Ester Yamson po
Lalaine says
Hello Ester,
Wala pa but I am definitely going to try it. Sounds delicious! Thanks for the delicious idea ๐
Ed Torres says
Wala na po ba'ng gagawain para maalis yung dulas sa balat ng hito? Thanks! ๐
Lalaine says
Hello Ed
Sa Pilipinas ang alam ko gumagamit sila nang abo pero ako rock salt lang.