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Monggo Guisado with Dilis and Malunggay (Mung Bean Stew with Dried Anchovies)

Monggo Guisado with Dilis and Malunggay or Balatong is a delicious Filipino dish composed of mung beans, dried anchovies, and moringa.

Difficulty Easy
Time 35 min
Servings 6
Ingredients 10
Steps 10
Monggo Guisado with Dilis and Malunggay (Mung Bean Stew with Dried Anchovies)
filipino Updated 2/11/2014

Ingredients

Measured from the catalog payload.

  • 1 1/4 cups mung bean
  • 6 cups water
  • 1/2 cup dried anchovy
  • 1 cup malunggay leaf
  • 1 yellow onion sliced
  • 1 plum tomato diced
  • 3 cloves crushed garlic
  • 3 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper grounded

Instructions

10 cooking steps

  1. Boil 5 cups of water in a cooking pot. Add the mung beans and continue to boil for 35 to 40 minutes until the mung beans expand a little and become soft (Note: add more water if needed). Set aside.
  2. Heat the cooking oil in a separate cooking pot.
  3. Saute the garlic and onion. Add the tomato and continue to saute for 2 minutes.
  4. Put-in the dried anchovies. Stir.
  5. Add the boiled mung beans. Stir. And continue to saute for 2 minutes.
  6. Pour 1 to 2 cups of water. Let boil. Turn the heat between low and medium and continue to cook for 5 to 8 minutes.
  7. Add-in the malunggay leaves. Stir.
  8. Pour-in fish sauce and put some ground black pepper. Stir and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more.
  9. Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve.
  10. Share and enjoy!

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