Recipes · Filipino · Stews
Ginisang Munggo (Sautéed Mung Bean Stew)
One serving has 616 kcal and 24 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of folate (102%), copper (81%), manganese (75%), pyridoxine (75%), thiamin (65%) and magnesium (51%). Ready in 60 minutes.

- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 50 min
- Makes: 1 serving (547 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: fish, pork
Ingredients
- 60 g Mung beans, dried
- 50 g Pork belly, raw
- 40 g Moringa leaves, raw
- 30 g Onions, raw
- 8 g Garlic, raw
- 40 g Tomatoes, raw
- 8 g Fish sauce
- 10 g Vegetable oil
- 300 g Water
- 0.5 g Black pepper
Method
- Rinse the mung beans, then simmer them in the water for about 30-35 minutes until soft and starting to burst.
- Meanwhile, cut the pork belly into small pieces and render it in a pan with the oil until lightly browned.
- Add the garlic and onion to the pork and sauté until soft, then add the tomato and cook until it breaks down.
- Stir the sautéed pork and aromatics into the pot of cooked mung beans and simmer together for 10 minutes.
- Season with the fish sauce and black pepper, then stir in the moringa leaves (malunggay) and simmer for 2-3 minutes until just wilted.
- Serve hot with rice.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 616 kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 48.5 g | |
| Water | 430 mL | |
| Fiber | 11.9 g | 40% |
| Protein | 24.4 g | 51% |
| Tryptophan | 0.23 g | |
| Threonine | 0.66 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.82 g | |
| Leucine | 1.5 g | |
| Lysine | 1.3 g | |
| Methionine | 0.23 g | |
| Cystine | 0.19 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.1 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.59 g | |
| Valine | 1 g | |
| Histidine | 0.52 g | |
| Fat | 37.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 14.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 8.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 7.8 g | |
| Saturated | 11.4 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.07 g | |
| Cholesterol | 36 mg | |
| Calcium | 196 mg | 20% |
| Copper | 0.73 mg | 81% |
| Iron | 6.3 mg | 35% |
| Magnesium | 159 mg | 51% |
| Manganese | 1.4 mg | 75% |
| Phosphorus | 351 mg | 50% |
| Potassium | 1,175 mg | 25% |
| Selenium | 11.3 µg | 21% |
| Sodium | 673 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.6 mg | 33% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.72 mg | 65% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.55 mg | 50% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 5.1 mg | 36% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.5 mg | 29% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.97 mg | 75% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 408 µg | 102% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.46 µg | 19% |
| Choline | 66.2 mg | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 174 µg | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 34 mg | 45% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 1.6 mg | 10% |
| Vitamin K | 28 µg | 31% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.5 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
Plan weeks of recipes like this on SustainBite: meals that meet each person's vitamin and mineral needs, for a family too, with one grocery list. Free.