Shrimp Sinigang sa Kamatis

Ingredients :
1/2 kg Shrimp
4 pcs big tomatoes (sliced)
1 pc onion (sliced)
sliced ginger
sliced garlic
mustasa

Procedure :
a. Wash and clean the shrimps
b. Put to boil the following ingredients tomatoes, sliced onion, garlic and ginger with just enough water to submerged the ingredients.
c. When the tomatoes are cook, put the shrimps and mustasa. Boil for another 10 minutes.
d. Add a little bit of salt (depending on your taste)

Serve hot.

(Note : fish could be use as an alternative to shrimp)

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