Munggo Gisado with Straw Mushroom

Munggo Gisado with Straw Mushroom

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp Jolly Heart Mate Canola Oil
• 1 small onion, minced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3/4 cups fish flakes or fish tinapa flakes
• 1 cup Doña Elena Diced Tomatoes or 3 fresh plum tomatoes, cubed
• 1 1/4 cup mung beans, soaked in 1 1/2 cups water (overnight)
• 2 tbsp fish sauce or patis
• 2 cups water
• 1 can Jolly Straw Mushrooms, drained and halved
• 1 bunch fresh spinach, stems removed (or malunggay leaves)
• ground black pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. Heat the cooking oil in a pan then sauté the onion and garlic.
2. Once the onion becomes soft, add the fish flakes and continue to cook in medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Add the tomatoes. Stir and cook for 1 minute.
4. Put-in the mung beans. Stir; add fish sauce and 1 cup water. Cover and cook for 15 to 20 minutes. Add more water if necessary.
5. Sprinkle some ground black pepper and then add Jolly Straw Mushrooms and spinach. Stir.
6. Add more water (around 1 cup or more as needed). Let boil and cook for 10 minutes more.
7. Adjust the taste by adding fish sauce (if needed)
8. Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve and enjoy!