Ginataang Monggo with Pork
How to Cook Ginataang Monggo with Pork.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 45 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 7 ounces mung beans (soaked in 4 cups water overnight)
- 1 Knorr Pork Cube
- 1/2 lb pork belly (sliced into thin small pieces)
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 1 bunch fresh spinach
- 3/4 cup ampalaya leaves
- 4 pieces Thai chili pepper (optional)
- 1 medium white onion (chopped)
- 5 cloves garlic (minced)
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 to 6 cups water
Instructions
- 1
Heat a cooking pot.
- 2
Put the pork into the pot. Sear until oil is extracted.
- 3
Add onion and garlic. Saute until onion becomes soft.
- 4
Add the mung beans. Stir. Continue to saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Note: the texture of the monggo should be soft as a result of soaking in water overnight.
- 5
Pour-in 4 cups water and then add coconut milk. Let boil.
- 6
Add Knorr Pork Cube. Stir. Cover and cook between low to medium heat for 30 to 35 minutes. Note: add more water if the liquid starts to dry-up.
- 7
Put the greens (ampalaya leaves and spinach) and chili pepper into the pot. Cover the pot and cook for 2 minutes.
- 8
Add fish sauce (patis) and ground black pepper. Stir.
- 9
Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve.
- 10
Share and enjoy.