[1] Sinampalukan is prepared by first sautéing the chicken with garlic, ginger, and onions.

Other vegetables can also be added if desired, including green beans, pechay, cabbage, eggplant, and others.

[2][3][4][5][6] Sinampalukan is regarded as a comfort food, usually served to sick people or during cold days.

[3][4] Sinampalukan is very similar to sinigang and is sometimes regarded as a mere variant of the latter.

However, sinampalukan differs most obviously in that it uses tamarind leaves as one of the main ingredients.