Mongo Guisado (Mung Bean Soup)

Name: Mongo Guisado (Mung Bean Soup)
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams boneless pork loin, cut into 1-inch cubes; 710 milliliters chicken broth, or more as needed; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 6 servings salt and ground black pepper to taste; 227 grams raw mung beans; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 113 grams peeled and deveined prawns; 227 grams fresh spinach leaves; 1 small tomato, diced; 473 milliliters water

Mongo Guisado (Mung Bean Soup) might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 244 calories, 19g of protein, and 7g of fat. A mixture of prawns, mung beans, spinach leaves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and whole 30 diet.

Instructions

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

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Heat the olive oil in a large pot; cook and stir the onion and garlic in the hot oil over medium heat until softened, 5 to 7 minutes.

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Garlic

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Add the pork; season with salt and pepper. Continue cooking the mixture another 3 minutes. Gently stir the prawns into the mixture; cook 2 minutes more.

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Add the tomatoes; cook another 3 minutes. Reduce heat, and pour the chicken broth over the mixture; allow the mixture to simmer in the broth for 5 minutes.

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Add the mashed beans to the soup; mix well. Cook another 5 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent any of the mixture from sticking to the bottom of the pot.

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