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.

Ginisang Munggo (Sautéed Mung Bean Stew)
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • 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

  1. Rinse the mung beans, then simmer them in the water for about 30-35 minutes until soft and starting to burst.
  2. Meanwhile, cut the pork belly into small pieces and render it in a pan with the oil until lightly browned.
  3. Add the garlic and onion to the pork and sauté until soft, then add the tomato and cook until it breaks down.
  4. Stir the sautéed pork and aromatics into the pot of cooked mung beans and simmer together for 10 minutes.
  5. Season with the fish sauce and black pepper, then stir in the moringa leaves (malunggay) and simmer for 2-3 minutes until just wilted.
  6. Serve hot with rice.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy616 kcal29%
Carbohydrates48.5 g
Water430 mL
Fiber11.9 g40%
Protein24.4 g51%
Tryptophan0.23 g
Threonine0.66 g
Isoleucine0.82 g
Leucine1.5 g
Lysine1.3 g
Methionine0.23 g
Cystine0.19 g
Phenylalanine1.1 g
Tyrosine0.59 g
Valine1 g
Histidine0.52 g
Fat37.9 g
Monounsaturated14.7 g
Polyunsaturated8.8 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-67.8 g
Saturated11.4 g
Trans-Fats0.07 g
Cholesterol36 mg
Calcium196 mg20%
Copper0.73 mg81%
Iron6.3 mg35%
Magnesium159 mg51%
Manganese1.4 mg75%
Phosphorus351 mg50%
Potassium1,175 mg25%
Selenium11.3 µg21%
Sodium673 mg
Zinc2.6 mg33%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.72 mg65%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.55 mg50%
Niacin (vitamin B3)5.1 mg36%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.5 mg29%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.97 mg75%
Folate (vitamin B9)408 µg102%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.46 µg19%
Choline66.2 mg16%
Vitamin A174 µg25%
Vitamin C34 mg45%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E1.6 mg10%
Vitamin K28 µg31%

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.