Easy Ginisang Munggo Recipe

Easy Sauted Mung Bean Filipino Recipe |  Mung Bean Stew Filipino Recipe

Pinoy Recipes | Filipino Recipes

At first I am having troubles cooking this dish, with the help of my friends and family, I came up with this recipe.

Ginisang Munggo also known as Sauted Mung Bean or Mung Bean stew is a favorite dish of Filipinos. It is part of the Filipino culture to eat this on Fridays. Pair it with dried fish and you are good to go.

Sauted Mung Bean | Ginisang Munggo | Mung Bean Stew Ingredients

• 1 cup whole mung beans (Munggo) – Soak in water for 12 hours
• Water
• 4 cloves garlic (crushed/minced)
• 1 medium sized onion (chopped/diced)
• 3 pcs red tomatoes (quartered)
• ¼ kg pork liempo cut into tiny bits
• Malunggay Leaves
• 1tbsp Fish sauce
• Salt
• Fried dried fish, deboned (optional)

Sauted Mung Bean | Ginisang Munggo | Mung Bean Stew Procedure

1. Saute onion, garlic, and tomatoes until brown/caramelized
2. Add pork bits, add salt and fish sauce, and saute for 5 minutes
3. Add water and add the mung beans, let it simmer until the mung beans are soft and easily mashed.
4. Mash the mung beans as desired, for thicker soup
5. Add malunggay leaves and turn of the heat
6. You can mix in the dried fish in the mung bean or eat it as a side dish
7. Serve with hot rice
8. Enjoy!