Note: Minadali ito dahil late na ako sa update. Pati ang picture, minadali, hindi
na na-istyle. Kaya siguro, the name of the dish should be Minadaling Munggo. Ganoon
ako natoto sa pagluto nito anyway, as you will see below. For those
of you who do not understand Tagalog, it doesn't matter. You didn't miss anything.
This is a very easy recipe - one of the recipes featured by The Frugal Gourmet
in his Immigrant Cooking book. According to him, it is very tasty and filling.
I agree as millions of Filipinos do. The picture above is ginisa with shrimp but
the recipe below is with pork. You can interchange as this dish is very versatile.
2 cups dry mung beans (mongo beans), hulled if possible
2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 yellow onion, peeled and sliced
2 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
4 1/2 cups chicken stock
1 very thin slice of fefsh ginger
salt and white pepper to taste
1 lb Chinese-style roasted side pork, thinly sliced and cut into 1-inch squares
(you can use plain pork as well - Ken or as in the picture above, shrimps!)
Soak the beans overnight (this is important; the first time I tried this, I didn't, I
just sort of like, it's ok - and
the beans didn't cook - or wasn't soft enough, anyway the result was not edible - Ken). If
they have not been hulled, make sure the soaking water covers the beans amply. Rub
them togehter with your hands so that most of the hulls float away. They will rise to the
top of the water and can be easily removed. Rinse the beans, drain, and set aside.
Heat a 6-quart stove-top covered casserole and add the peanut oil. Saute the yellow onion
and garlic for a moment and add the drained beans, along with the Chicken Stock
and ginger. Bring to a boil and then turn to a simmer. Cook for 15 minutes, covered,
and then remove the ginger slice. Continue to cook, covered, until the beans are
tender and the soup is thick, about 15 more minutes. Add the salt and white pepper to taste,
along with the cooked pork (or shrimp). Cook the dish until the meat is heated through -
and enjoy.
For hassle-free preparation, you can also use Mama Sita's Mung Bean soup mix which you can purchase right here:
By the way, the background is a scan of a dahon ng saging. Authentic yan! From the frozen section of your friendly
neighborhood Filipino store. Sabi ko nga ba, e. Dapat, umuwi na lang ako at mag-export ng dahon ng saging.
