PINOY RECIPE - GINISANG MONGGO - MONGGO BEANS - [STEW MUNG BEANS WITH SHRIMP AND RAPINI]

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu provides a plant-based protein option.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is more affordable and still adds protein.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is a common substitute for flavor.

spinach

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Cabbage is often less expensive and still nutritious.

Wash the mung beans.

Turn the stove top on high heat and get a pot.

Pour 2 cups of water into the pot and let it come to a boil.

Once the water boils, add the mung beans and cook for about 30 minutes or until tender.

Set the cooked mung beans aside.

Heat a skillet on medium heat and add the cooking oil.

Once the oil is hot, add the minced garlic and onion, sautéing until golden brown.

Add the minced pork and fry for 5 minutes.

Add the tomato and then the shrimp, frying for 3 minutes.

Add the fish sauce to the skillet mixture.

Combine the fried mixture with the cooked mung beans in the pot and let it come to a boil.

Add the rapini and a dash of salt, then let it simmer for 1 minute.

Serve in a dish.

Cooking Techniques

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