Ginisang munggo or Mung Bean Soup is a Filipino classic stew made with mung beans, fried pork bits, onion, garlic, tomato, and seasoned with pork cube, pepper and fish sauce. It can be flavoured with different types of meat. it is a Filipino favorite that is packed with lots of nutritional benefits and vitamins. This protein-rich dish is one of the famous dishes known to be “food for the people”. It is a good side dish from fried ulams.
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INGREDIENTS
1 cup mung beans
5 cups water
1 cup pork bits
1 medium-sized onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 pcs small tomatoes, diced
1 piece pork broth cube (optional)
pepper to taste
1 to 2 cups rice water or pork broth
salt or fish sauce to taste
1 bunch of leaves (ampalaya/malunggay/sili leaves)
DIRECTIONS
Wash the mung beans and remove the floating ones. Transfer the mung beans in a pot and pour with enough water. Cook until it is soft and mushy.
Heat a pan and add the pork bits until some oil has been rendered.
When the pork bits are starting to brown, push them on one side of the pan. Saute the onions and garlic. Add the tomatoes and gently crush while sautéing.
Add the boiled mung beans and sauté with the rest of the ingredients. Add a pork broth cube (optional).
Season the sautéed mung beans with pepper. Add some rice water or pork broth depending on how soupy you want the sautéed mung beans to be. Simmer for 10 minutes using medium heat.
Season with salt or fish sauce. Add the leaves and submerge gently to cook. Let it simmer for a few minutes.
Transfer the ginisang munggo in a serving plate. Enjoy!