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Home > Soup Recipes

Mung Bean Soup (Ginisang Munggo)

BY :Bebs | Published: 01/29/ 2019 | Updated:09/19/ 2019 | 12 Comments

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This Mung Bean Soup or Ginisang Munggo is a Filipino favorite that is really healthy and packed with vitamins and lots of nutritional benefits. Try my thick and creamy version and love it...

Mung Bean Soup

It has been a while since I made this Mung Bean Soup or Ginisang Munggo as we call it. I was checking my old post and decided to edit my recipe a bit. Only to include some other ingredients that were missing from my German kitchen. But are now easily available to me being back in the Philippines. To make it more authentic and special.

I am keeping the old text as it is about some fond memories of the times I shared with the good friends I made while I was in Germany.

Ingredients for Ginisang Munggo

I miss a lot of Filipino food being away from home, and Munggo is one of them. But not anymore since a friend of mine, who is also a Filipina, invited me over her place with our other friends for a Filipino lunch!

She served Ginisang Munggo or Mung Bean Soup with other equally missed dishes! It is truly a feast whenever we have this get together.

It is not like I do not cook Filipino food at home. I actually do quite often but sharing them with another Filipino makes the food extra special and more enjoyable.

Filipino family meals are typically loud with a lot of chatting, telling stories or even sharing jokes and 'chismis' (gossips). And growing up in a family of seven, it can really get loud sometimes, especially since my Papa loves telling jokes and he can really tell them! 

Ginisang Munggo

So somehow, having these gatherings, we get to recreate that homey atmosphere. Specially since we are miles away from our real home.

Monggo beans are not a common commodity here in Germany. But I learned from my friend that I can get them from the Asian shop where we also buy some foodstuff. After our lunch, she gave me some of the soup to take home (typical for Filipinos). Armin and I had them for dinner.

I was surprised that he liked it so much. He said it is almost like the "Linsensuppe" (Lentil soup) they have here in Germany. The next time I cooked it myself, he asked me to put slices of sausage to his bowl of soup and it was also good!

Filipino Mung Bean Soup Recipe

Thick and creamy Mung Bean Soup

My version of this soup, like my Mama's, is pureed and really thick.

The mung beans will expand and soften when it cooks and some of the skin from beans will float. You can remove them using a strainer if desired but not really necessary if you will puree it.

My Mama used to do it manually by mashing the cooked mung beans through a strainer. Thank God for hand blenders though! It makes it a breeze to puree mostly anything you can think of and easier clean up too. If you do not have one, a regular blender will do.

I like it best with young leaves of ampalaya or bitter gourd but since it is not available in Germany, it also tastes delicious with spinach and I used the ones I just harvested from my container garden.

Ginisang Munggo Recipe
Filipino Mung Bean Soup or Ginisang Munggo

Other Filipino Soups to enjoy

  • Sinigang na Salmon - Salmon in sour soup
  • Sinampalukang Manok - chicken in tamarind soup
  • Nilagang Baka - Beef broth soup with vegetables
  • Sopas - chicken noodle soup with milk
  • Sotanghon - cellophane noodle soup with chicken broth and veggies
  • Tinola - chicken in ginger soup
  • Arroz Caldo - rice porridge with chicken
Mung Bean Soup - Filipino Style
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Mung Bean Soup (Ginisang Munggo)

5 from 3 votes
This Mung Bean Soup or Ginisang Munggo is a Filipino favorite that is really healthy and packed with vitamins and lots of nutritional benefits. Try my thick and creamy version and love it...
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 55 mins
Course :Soup
Servings =6
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Ingredients
 

  • 2 cups mung bean (Monggo Beans) - washed and drained
  • 5-7 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • ½ cup pork belly - sliced thinly
  • 3 tablespoons fish sauce or 1 tablespoon salt
  • 2 cloves garlic - minced
  • 1 medium onion -chopped
  • 2 pieces tomato - sliced
  • 2 cups bitter gourd (ampalaya) - optional
  • 1 stalked celery -chopped
  • ½ cup smoked fish meat (tinapa) - shredded
  • 1 cup pork rind (chicharon) chopped in smaller pieces
  • 2 cups spinach - or bitter gourd leaves

Instructions
 

  • In a pot, boil the monggo beans in 5 cups of water over medium heat. Once it boils, cover the pot  and reduce heat to low and let simmer until tender about 30 minutes.
  • Transfer the content of the pot in a deep bowl if using a stab mixer or in a blender, pulse to make a puree.
  • On the same pot, heat oil and cook the pork belly until browned and fat is rendered. 
  • Add garlic, onion, and tomatoes and saute until tender. Add fish sauce and cook for another minute. If using salt, it may be added on the last step instead.
  • Add the pureed Monggo beans to the pot. Add 1-2 cups of water if it is too thick. When it starts to simmer, add the bitter gourd, celery and smoked fish. Let it simmer for another 2-3 minutes.
  • Lastly, add the pork rind (chicharon) and spinach. Season with salt if needed. Turn off heat.
  • Transfer to your soup bowl and serve while hot with rice.

Nutrition

Calories: 931kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 35gFat: 67gSaturated Fat: 23gCholesterol: 95mgSodium: 870mgPotassium: 1329mgFiber: 12gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1175IUVitamin C: 34.2mgCalcium: 131mgIron: 5.9mg
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  1. Joanne says

    September 01, 2021 at 4:03 am

    Amazing recipe....

    Reply
  2. pame says

    November 14, 2020 at 12:44 pm

    I haven’t seen smoked fish here can I use an alternative ?

    Reply
    • Bebs says

      November 14, 2020 at 11:37 pm

      Although it does impart a nice flavor to the soup, you can just skip it if you can't get any smoked fish.

      Reply
  3. Hannah says

    March 01, 2020 at 6:49 pm

    5 stars
    Great recipe. Super tasty.

    Reply
    • Bebs says

      March 07, 2020 at 11:26 am

      Thank you for the great review, Hanna!

      Reply
  4. Bonnie Adachi says

    July 09, 2018 at 7:18 pm

    Can I freeze this soup?

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    • Bebs says

      July 09, 2018 at 7:58 pm

      Hi Bonnie, I haven't tried freezing this soup as there is nothing left to freeze usually but refrigerating it for a few days should not be a problem. I also think it should freeze well.

      Reply
  5. Melissa French, The More With Less Mom says

    June 06, 2014 at 2:38 am

    I have had some soup like this with spinach that was good comfort food. Thanks for sharing with Let's Get Real (I'm co-hosting this week)!

    Reply
  6. Jade @ Jonesin' For Taste says

    June 04, 2014 at 10:07 pm

    I've never cooked with mung beans but I do happen to like Filipino food. Maybe someday I'll get the chance to make this. Thanks for sharing with Merry Monday linky party.

    Reply
    • Bebs says

      June 06, 2014 at 1:07 am

      Hi Jade, if you like Filipino food then you will surely like this Mung Bean Soup. Thanks for stopping by.

      Reply
  7. Riza says

    May 29, 2014 at 3:49 pm

    5 stars
    This is one of my fav ... And i guess , i know which friend u are talking about haha !!!

    Reply
    • Bebs says

      May 29, 2014 at 4:10 pm

      Haha..of course you should know who "she" is! Thanks for the advice!

      Reply

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