[Cooking] Mung Beans Soup / Ginisang Monggo

Let me share with you one of my favorite dishes from the Philippines:  

Mung Beans Soup or "Ginisang Monggo."  

Ingredients:

Mung beans or monggo beans

garlic, chopped

onions, chopped

tomatoes

chicken, shrimp or pork (i used chicken)

Moringa oleifera or Malunggay leaves

salt and pepper

Mung beans are a good source of protein.  It is cooked by boiling for several minutes until tender.  Rinse the beans, add water and bring to boil.  I used 1 of beans in 3 cups of water and it took about 15-20 minutes.  Set aside and do NOT drain liquid.

Mung Beans or Monggo Beans

Procedure:

1.  Saute the garlic, onions and tomatoes 

plus a thumb-sized ginger if you're using chicken).

2.  Add the chicken meat, shrimp or pork

3.  Add the mung beans and bring to a boil

4.  Add the moringa leaves

I was given fresh-from-the-garden Moringa Oleifera or Malunggay leaves and tomatoes... yum!  You must have heard of the benefits of Moringa:  rich in nutrients, vitamins, amino acids and antioxidants.  It can be eaten raw - in your salads or shakes.  My husband adds about 1 tablespoon to our morning vegetable shake.  The challenging part is taking the tiny leaves of the stem but it's worth it.  Do it while watching tv or a relaxing movie.

Moringa Oleifera or Malunggay leaves

 5.  Season to taste with salt and pepper.  Some use fish sauce to season.

Mung Bean Soup with Malunggay leaves

Serve with a cup of warm rice and enjoy!

I especially enjoy eating this when it's cold or raining outside.  It's a comfort food for most of us Filipinos.

Cheers!

♥  michelle  ♥ 

[Tuesday Tute] Recipe: Stuffed Green Bell Peppers

Hello friends!  Today's Tuesday Tute is on cooking...

STUFFED GREEN BELL PEPPERS.

We love fresh vegetables... fresh from the garden and grown naturally.  We have a churchmate, his name is Tatay Romulo (Tatay means father) and he always gives me homegrown fresh produce.  Last Sunday, he gave me green bell peppers.

They were smaller compared to the humongous ones that you see in stores but they are sweeter.  Two years ago, I shared a RECIPE that my mother-in-law taught me.  This is a revised edition.

Ingredients:

Green bell peppers, sliced into half and seeds removed.

Ground meat - I used lean

Chopped Garlic, Diced Onions

Diced tomatoes - I used Hunts Basil, Garlic, Oregano

Tomato paste

Salt and pepper

Procedure:

1.  Wash bell peppers and preheat oven to 400 F.

2.  Place meat in a clean bowl and add the garlic and onions.  

3.  Add the diced tomatoes and tomato paste.  Season to taste.

4.  Spoon the meat mixture onto the green bell peppers and top with the tomato sauce mix.  Add a little water to the bottom of the pan and bake for 30-40 minutes.  

Enjoy!

♥  michelle 

[Cooking] Japchae - Korean noodle dish

Aneyong haseyo.
Have you ever seen a korean drama?  My husband and I love to watch (and read) because how neat, realistic, funny and educational they are.  We've seen a couple of k-dramas that featured their cuisine thereby influencing our taste buds.

This was my attempt to make Japchae which is a noodle dish.

We have several Filipino noodle dishes, called Pansit but it was my first time to cook using Potato starch noodles.  

Ingredients:  

Potato starch glasss noodles

Red and green bell pepper

Cabbage 

Dehydrated mushrooms, and

Marinated thinly sliced beef.  

Soy sauce, sesame seed oil, salt and pepper to taste.

The procedure is very simple:  saute the beef and cook thoroughly.  

Add the vegetables but do not overcook.

For the noodles, bring water to a boil, add the glass noodles and cook per package instructions.  

Once cooked, add a little sesame seed oil and toss the noodles.

Place the sauteed mixture over the noodles and enjoy!

Enjoy your Korean food trip with a glass of barley tea.  YUM!

Kamsamnida!

♥  MICHELLE  ♥