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Pork Monggo

Pork Monggo

Pork Monggo — fresh vegetables prepared Filipino-style with garlic and shrimp paste. A light and flavorful side dish.

Prep: 5 min Cook: 45 min

Ingredients

  • 1 cup mung beans
  • 170.1 g (6 oz) pork (sliced into thin small pieces)
  • 1 Knorr pork cube
  • 1 bunch spinach (washed)
  • 1 cup malunggay leaves
  • 2 medium tomato (cubed)
  • 1 medium onion (cubed)
  • 1.5 cup chicharon (crumbled)
  • 4 clove garlic (chopped into small pieces)
  • 1.25 tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce (patis)
  • 6 cup water
  • 3 tbsp oil

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a cooking pot.

  2. Saute garlic, onion, and tomato.

  3. Add the pork. Cook until the color of the pork turns light brown.

  4. Pour water into the pot. Let boil

  5. Mix in the pork cube. Stir.

  6. Add the mung beans. Cover and adjust the heat between low to medium. Continue to cook until the mung beans becomes tender. Add more water, if necessary.

  7. Put the malunggay leaves and spinach in the cooking pot. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.

  8. Incorporate ground black pepper and fish sauce. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes.

  9. Transfer to a serving bowl. Top with chicharon.

  10. Serve.