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Mung Beans, dry
Malabar Spinach (1)
Pork, lean
Shrimp (2)
Tomato
Onion
Garlic
Oil
Stock (4)
Fish Sauce (5)
Salt
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Do Ahead: - (6 hrs - 5 minutes work)
- Soak Mung Beans with 1/2 T salt per cup of beans. This is
optional, but will make cooking faster and help keep the beans
intact. Yes, salt. See our
Soaking / Brining Dried Beans page. Drain and rinse.
Prep: - (37 min - exclusive of peeling shrimp)
- Cover Mung Beans with water, bring to a boil and simmer
until done, 10 minutes if soaked, 30 to 45 minutes if not soaked.
Drain.
- Wash MALABAR SPINACH. Discard stems over 1/4 inch diameter
and excessively damaged leaves. Cut remaining stems diagonally about
1 inch long. Cut leaves into strips about 1 x 1-1/2 inches.
- Slice PORK about 1/8 inch thick and cut into pieces about
1 inch on a side, or whatever works with your pork.
- Shell and de-vein SHRIMP if not already done. If large,
cut in half.
- Scald TOMATO 1 minute in boiling water. Quench in cold
water, peel and cut into 1/2 inch dice.
- Quarter ONION lengthwise and slice thin crosswise.
Crush GARLIC and chop small. Mix.
Run: - (45 min)
- In a wok or spacious sauté pan, heat Oil over high
heat. Stir in Onion mix and fry stirring until Onion is
translucent, then stir in Tomatoes. Continue to fry stirring
for another 3 minutes.
- Stir in Pork and fry stirring until it has completely
lost its raw color.
- Stir in Stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
Cover and keep at a simmer until Pork is tender, about 20 minutes.
- Stir in drained Mung Beans. Bring back to a simmer for
about 5 minutes.
- Stir in Fish Sauce and Salt. Stir in Shrimp
and cook stirring now and then until the Shrimp have turned color.
Adjust liquid if needed, this recipe
should finish with some free liquid.
- Stir in Malabar Spinach, bring back to a boil. Cook,
tumbling often, until wilted and of uniform color, about 3 minutes.
Do not overcook.
- Serve hot with steamed Jasmine rice.
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