MASARAP na MUNGGO BEANS STEW : FiNE LiPiNO FOOD :d

Ginisang munggo is a Filipino dish iVe happiLy eaten several hundred times

and, iM ashamed to admit that iVe never cooked it for myself.

It's one of my most favourite & finest of FiLipino comfort food.

 

However, the other week,

I saw an older Chinese man hording on munggo beans

at Central Market.

He saw me and told me to buy some for they were deLivered fresh :D

so, i did!

When I got home,

I had to call my mother to ask how to cook it.

bwahahahhahaha 0_o

I even caLLed my chiLdhood chum from Cali, the cook!

 

bingbing, i used your chicharon!

LOL ;P

 

added some spinach,

fresh of course,

at the last boiLing minutes.

put it on newLy steamed rice.

 

IT IS ON LiKE DONKEY-KONG, baby!!!

 

Someone once told me,

"It is soupy, great hot or warm, tasty, substantial, rich in protein, possesses a memorable texture and is cathartic to smush into your rice."

 

DIY Instructions:

1. Put say 2 cups of dried munggo in a pot and added double to triple the volume of water say, 5-6 cups.

2. Bring to a gentle boil and add water if necessary as it boils and the liquid gets absorbed into the beans.

3. Continue cooking for 30-40+ minutes or until the beans soften and there is just a little liquid left in the pot (depends how soupy you like it).

4. Then in another pan, whiLe waiting for the munggo to aLmost be ready, heat up some EVOO, sauté garlic, onions, tomatoes, some chopped pork or shrimp

5. Add to the munggo or vice versa.

6. Season with salt and pepper and just before taking off of the heat add some talbos ng ampalaya [bitter gourd tendrils] or spinach, which i prefer.

I also add some munamon bagoong or patis [fish sauce] for some 'iLocos" fLavor.

This serves at least four peopLe & pLenty for left-overs.

mmmmMasarap!

Done