"Ginisang na Munggo" or Sauteed Mung Beans is consider as one of the healthy and budget-friendly vegetable dishes that always served during lunch or dinner in every Filipino homes.
Normally, we always used pork, shrimp, chicken as a flavoring in cooking "ginisang munggo", and we add ampalaya or malungay leaves to give more distinct flavor. And some are adding "chicharon" or "sitsaron" as topping to make the dish more delicious.
According to the study, munggo or mung beans is a good source of carbohydrate, protein, calcium, and iron. While ampalaya or malungay leaves known as highly nutritious vegetable with many health benefits
According to the study, munggo or mung beans is a good source of carbohydrate, protein, calcium, and iron. While ampalaya or malungay leaves known as highly nutritious vegetable with many health benefits
In this recipe, we will make a little twist by using ordinarily canned tomato sardines as our flavoring to this dish.
Ginisang Munggo with Tomato Sardines
| Good for serving 3-5 persons |
Prep time 24 hrs 15 mins |
Cook time 20 mins |
Total time 24 hrs 35 mins |
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups Mung beans
- 1 tbsp garlic
- 2 can, Sardines in tomatoes sauce
- 2 cups ampalaya leaves or malungay leaves
- 3 pc medium sized tomato, chopped
- 1 medium-sized onion, chopped
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- water (for boiling)
- salt to taste
- Soak mung beans overnight, after the mung beans are soaked overnight, rinse a couple of times to remove some of the husks, by gently rubbing the beans between the palms of your hands.
- Drain mung beans and place in a medium saucepan, cover with enough water. Bring to boil and let it simmer, skim the froth buildup on top. The mung beans will have that slightly “popped” appearance. Strain the cooked mung beans and save the liquid stock, set aside.
- In a large pan, heat oil over medium heat, add garlic and onion, sauté till onion is translucent, then add tomato and cook till it’s mushy.
- Add cooked mung beans, stir, then add mung beans stock and sardines sauce. Bring to boil and simmer for a couple of minutes, occasionally stirring to avoid burning the bottom of the pot.
- Add the sardines, then the fish sauce and salt to taste
- Add ampalaya leaves stir and cook for a minute then turn off the heat.
- Served in a bowl and best with fried fish and steamed rice.
- Share and enjoy!