Mongo Guisado (Mung Bean Soup)

This mongo guisado (mung bean soup) recipe is a hearty soup that uses mung beans simmered in chicken broth with prawns, diced pork, tomatoes, and spinach.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 202 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 small tomato, diced
• 3 cups chicken broth, or more as needed
• 0.5 pound raw mung beans
• 0.25 pound boneless pork loin, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 0.25 pound peeled and deveined prawns
• 0.5 pound fresh spinach leaves

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring water and mung beans to a boil in a pot; boil until beans are soft, about 40 minutes. Mash beans; set aside.

Step 2

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add pork; season with salt and black pepper. Cook and stir 3 minutes. Gently stir in prawns; cook 2 minutes. Add tomatoes; cook 3 minutes more. Reduce heat. Add chicken broth; simmer and stir for 5 minutes.

Step 3

Add mashed beans; mix well. Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent soup from sticking to the bottom of the pot. Add more chicken broth or water if soup is too thick. Stir spinach leaves into soup; cook 2 minutes more. Serve hot.