In my version of munggo guisado, I use mung beans with pork pieces flavored with shrimp paste. I used spinach and bitter melon fruit instead of the leaves.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Filipino
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 50 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 5servings
Calories 281kcal
Author Liza Agbanlog
Ingredients
1cupgreen mung beans, rinsed
5cupswater
2tbspolive oil
2clovesgarlic, chopped
1small onion, chopped
1tomato, diced
200gpork tenderloin, cut into strips
2tbspsautéed shrimp paste
1bittermelon (ampalaya), halved, seeds removed and sliced diagonally,
Bunch spinach
2Serrano peppers(optional)
Salt to taste
Instructions
Boil mung beans in 5 cups water for 35 minutes or until tender. Set aside.
In a pan, sauté garlic in hot oil until light brown. Add onion and tomato; sauté for 2 minutes or until onion is soft.
Add pork and sauté for 3 minutes or until meat is cooked. Add shrimp paste and stir to combine flavors. Add boiled mung beans, ampalaya and 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil and let simmer for another 5 minutes, or until slices of ampalaya are tender.
Correct seasonings. Add spinach and serrano peppers, cover and remove from heat. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.