Sautéed Mung Beans With Pork (Ginisang Munggos Na May Baboy)
Author: Mia
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Filipino
Serves: 6 servings
- 1 pound lean pork, cut into ½ inch strips
- 2 cups mung beans
- 8 cups water
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ medium onion, sliced
- 1 thumb-sized ginger, pounded
- 1 pork bouillon cube
- 2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
- ¼ cabbage, coarsely chopped
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Place mung beans in a 4-quart sauce pan and rinse to remove impurities.
- Fill pan with 6 cups of water and set to boil.
- Lower heat to medium low and simmer for 25 minutes or until most of the water has dried up. The beans should puff up. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Heat skillet/pot and add olive oil. Saute garlic and onions until garlic has brown a little and onions become translucent.
- Add the pork and salt and cook for 10 minutes or so until it has browned a bit.
- Add soy sauce and ginger and cook for another minute.
- Add the pre-boiled mung beans and sauté for about 2 minutes.
- Add 2 cups of water, bouillon cube, and pepper. Stir to mix. Bring to a boil and simmer for another 15 minutes to soften and cook the pork thoroughly.
- Add chopped cabbage and cook until it has slightly wilted, about a minute.
- Serve hot.
Recipe by Russian Filipino Kitchen at http://www.russianfilipinokitchen.com/2014/08/05/sauteed-mung-beans-with-pork-ginisang-munggos-na-may-baboy/
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