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Pork Monggo with Kangkong

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Pork Monggo with Kangkong

Pork Monggo with Kangkong is a hearty mung bean stew topped with lechon kawali and chicharon.

1 hour 50 minutes · Serves 5

Ingredients for Pork Monggo with Kangkong

  • 1 cup mung beans
  • 1 Knorr Pork Cube
  • 4 oz lechon kawali, sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups kangkong, chopped
  • 1 tomato, diced
  • 1/2 cup crushed chicharon
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 cups water
  • Patis and ground white pepper, to taste
  • 3 tbsp cooking oil

How to cook Pork Monggo with Kangkong

  1. 1.Soak mung beans in 3 cups water overnight, then drain.
  2. 2.Heat oil in a pot over medium heat. Sauté onion, garlic, and tomato until soft; add lechon kawali and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
  3. 3.Add soaked mung beans and sauté for 2 minutes. Add water, bring to a boil, then stir in Knorr Pork Cube.
  4. 4.Cover and simmer over low-medium heat for about 30 minutes until beans are soft, adding water if needed.
  5. 5.Add chicharon and kangkong; cook for 2 minutes. Season with patis and ground white pepper, then serve.
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