Monggo Guisado - Mung Beans with Chicharron - Instant Pot + Stove-top

Monggo Guisado-Mung Beans with Chicharron is a saute of onions, garlic, tomatoes and dried mung beans. I added tangy pork adobo cubes to the mixture with broth. After cooking and before serving, top the monggo with crisp pork rinds or chicharron chunks. Serve this as a side or main dish. This is an Asian in America recipe. Serves 2 to 4.

*I share 2 alternate ways to cook this: In the Instant Pot or on the stove-top.

**Cooking time below is for the Instant Pot.

Prep Time30

Cook Time15

Total Time45

Course: Main Course, Side Dish, Vegetables

Cuisine: American, Asian, Filipino

Servings: people

Calories: 64kcal

Author: Elizabeth Ann Quirino

Equipment

Instant Pot or multicooker - 6 quarts

Ingredients

1 cup dried monggo (mung beans)
2 cups water to soak monggo beans
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic peeled, minced
1 whole onion chopped
1 whole large tomato chopped
1 Tablespoon patis (fish sauce)
2 cups cooked pork adobo pork belly or shoulder; cut into 1/2-inch cubes
4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup chicharron (pork rinds) or substitute with 1 cup crumbled chicharron
boiled rice for serving

Instructions

To prepare monggo or mung beans

Soak the monggo in a bowl of water for 30 minutes to soften.
Drain and discard the water. Set the monggo beans aside.

To cook in the Instant Pot:

Click the Saute button on the keypad. Add vegetable oil to the inside pot.
When oil is hot after 1 to 2 minutes, saute the garlic, onions and tomatoes for 2 minutes till fragrant and soft.
Pour the patis to the saute. Mix well.
Click Cancel to turn off Saute function.
Pour the soaked monggo to the sauteed mixture. Add the cooked adobo cubes.
Pour the broth. Season with salt and black pepper.
Close and lock the lid. Set the valve to Sealing.
Select Manual and cook on High Pressure for 15 minutes.
When buzzer sounds to announce cooking is done, do a quick release. Carefully unlock and open the lid. Unplug the Instant Pot.
Use silicone oven mitts to take out the inside pot or ladle the cooked monggo in a large serving bowl.
Garnish the top of the monggo with chicharron. Serve warm with rice.

To cook on the stove-top

Pre-soak the dried monggo beans in water for 30 minutes. Drain and discard water. Set monggo aside.
Using a large stock pot, over medium-high heat, add the vegetable oil. Saute the garlic, onions and tomatoes. Add the patis.
Mix in the adobo cubes, soaked monggo and broth. Blend ingredients well.
Cover and cook over medium heat for 45 to 50 minutes till monggo beans are soft. Keep the heat to a medium and stir the monggo every so often to prevent sticking to bottom of stock pot. Season with salt and black pepper.
Garnish the top with chicharron. Serve warm with rice.

For the pork adobo

I have shared recipes for Pork Adobo in the Instant Pot or stove-top in past blog posts. For the recipe, click here.

Notes on the Instant Pot

After the initial Saute, it takes about 17 minutes for the Instant Pot to preheat to High Pressure and for cooking time to begin. For other multicooker brands, check the product manual.
For safety: Use accessories recommended for the Instant Pot like silicone or metal. Do not use glassware. Read the manual for complete information.

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