Mongo Guisado (Mung Bean Soup)

Name: Mongo Guisado (Mung Bean Soup)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1/2 pound raw mung beans; 2 cups water; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1/4 pound boneless pork loin, cut into 1-inch cubes; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1/4 pound peeled and deveined prawns; 1 small tomato, diced; 3 cups chicken broth, or more as needed; 1/2 pound fresh spinach leaves

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This is a hearty soup that's excellent to eat by itself or with rice. Mongo beans are also called mung or green beans. Malungay leaves are very nutritious, and the tree is sometimes called a horseradish tree; use them in place of the spinach if you can find them.

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 20 min

Cook 1h

Serves 6

Difficulty Medium

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 6

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 202

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6.5g 8%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 896mg 39%

Total Carbohydrate 22g 8%

Dietary Fiber 8.2g 29%

Total Sugars 3.8g

Protein 14.7g 29%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Bring the mung beans and the water to a boil in a pot; cook at a boil until the beans are soft, about 40 minutes.

Mash the beans; set aside.

Heat the olive oil in a large pot; cook and stir the onion and garlic in the hot oil over medium heat until softened, 5 to 7 minutes.

Add the pork; season with salt and pepper.

Continue cooking the mixture another 3 minutes.

Gently stir the prawns into the mixture; cook 2 minutes more.

Add the tomatoes; cook another 3 minutes.

Reduce heat, and pour the chicken broth over the mixture; allow the mixture to simmer in the broth for 5 minutes.

Add the mashed beans to the soup; mix well.

Cook another 5 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent any of the mixture from sticking to the bottom of the pot.

Add more chicken broth or water if the soup is too thick.