Mongo Guisado (Mung Bean Soup)

Name: Mongo Guisado (Mung Bean Soup)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: filipino
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 0.5 pound raw mung beans; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 0.25 pound boneless pork loin, cut into 1-inch cubes; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 0.25 pound peeled and deveined prawns; 1 small tomato, diced; 3 cups chicken broth, or more as needed; 0.5 pound fresh spinach leaves

4.50 (42)

⏱ 80 mins 🍽 Serves 6 🌶 filipino 🏷 Main course

Mongo Guisado is a classic Filipino soup featuring mung beans simmered until tender. The beans are mashed and combined with a savoury base of sautéed pork, prawns, onion, garlic and tomato in chicken broth. Fresh spinach is stirred in at the end for a nutritious finish. This substantial dish is ready in about 80 minutes and serves six people perfectly.

Ingredients

2 cups water
0.5 pound raw mung beans
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
0.25 pound boneless pork loin, cut into 1-inch cubes
salt and ground black pepper to taste
0.25 pound peeled and deveined prawns
1 small tomato, diced
3 cups chicken broth, or more as needed
0.5 pound fresh spinach leaves

Method

Place the water and mung beans in a pot and bring to a boil. Continue boiling until the beans become soft, about 40 minutes. Mash the softened beans and set them aside.
Warm the olive oil in a large pot. Cook the chopped onion and minced garlic, stirring, until they soften, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the pork cubes, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 3 minutes. Carefully mix in the prawns and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the diced tomato and cook for a further 3 minutes. Lower the heat, pour in the chicken broth and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
Mix the mashed beans into the pot. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often to stop the soup sticking. Add extra chicken broth or water if the consistency is too thick. Fold the fresh spinach leaves into the soup and cook for 2 minutes more. Serve immediately while hot.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories202 kcal

Fat7 g

Sugars4 g

Protein15 g

Sodium896 mg

Recipe details

CategoryMain course

Cuisinefilipino

Authorlola