Recipe Source: Healthy Heart, Healthy Family Manual for the Filipino Community
Prep time |
Cook time |
Yields |
Serving Size |
20 minutes |
1 hour |
8 servings |
1 C |
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1 Tbsp corn oil
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2 cloves fresh garlic, crushed (or 1 Tbsp minced)
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1 C chopped white onions
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1 C chopped tomatoes
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1 C (4 oz) lean pork, thinly sliced
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4 C water
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3½ C precooked mung beans (from 1¾ C dried beans)
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1 tsp salt
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1 tsp ground black pepper
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1 C shrimp, peeled and deveined
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1 C frozen leaf spinach (about ⅔ of a 10-oz package)
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Directions
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In a large skillet, heat the oil, and sauté the garlic until lightly browned.
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Add onions and tomatoes. Sautée until skin begins to curl.
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Add pork, and sauté until lightly browned.
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Add 4 cups water, and simmer pork for about 15 minutes.
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Add the mung beans, and continue to simmer for 15 minutes.
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Season with salt and black pepper.
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Add the shrimp and frozen leaf spinach, and cook for 4 minutes or until done.
Tip: To cook dried mung beans: Wash and boil the uncooked mung beans in a large saucepan, in 6 cups of water. Cook until tender, about 1½ to 2 hours. Drain.
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