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This dish is my Lola’s favorite dish to cook when we had guests way back in the Philippines. She says, it’s the most affordable dish ever. Mung Bean or Monggo is indeed cheap. Boil it with at least 8 cups of water and you can feed an army. From time to time, I cook Ginisang Monggo and it doesn’t stay in the pot for a long time, it gets eaten fast. This is my cousin Grace’s fave dish.

Ingredients:
1 pack of Mung Beans (from Asian store)
8 cups of water
1/2 medium onion chopped
3 cloves of garlic minced
2 tbsp. fish sauce
2 small tomatoes chopped
2 pcs. jalapeno peppers
1 package of spinach (from salad area)
1 cup of pork belly (if available)
1/2 cup of raw shrimp (optional)
a pinch of MSG (optional)
2 tbsp. cooking oil

Direction:
1. Boil the Mung Beans with 8 cups of water (or more, depends on how thick or runny you want it. Set aside.

2. In a large deep pot, sautee the garlic, onion and tomatoes accordingly, add fish sauce, pork belly and the shrimp. Let boil for a moment.

3. Add the cooked Mung Beans, let boil for 5-6 minutes.

4. Add salt if needed, add the spinach, and the jalapeno peppers. Add MSG if you prefer.

Makes 6-7 servings..

Enjoy!!