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    Home » Recipes » Instant Pot

    Instant Pot Mung Bean Stew or Monggo Guisado

    Published: Sep 24, 2017 · Modified: Jan 15, 2021 by Melissa Torio · This post may contain affiliate links · 45 Comments

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    Mung bean stew or monggo guisado is one of my husband's favorite dishes - the one that takes him back to his childhood in Manila. So, I had to get this right. Hahaha.

    Instant Pot Mung Bean Stew or Monggo Guisado | melissatorio.com

    I wanted to re-create it using the Instant Pot. At first, I was cooking just the mung beans in the Instant Pot and adding the cooked mung beans to the rest of the ingredients in a different pot. Then, I thought, why not just cook the entire dish in the Instant Pot? One less pot to wash, right? So here it is, one-pot mung bean stew or monggo guisado.

    Ingredients

    Instant Pot Mung Bean Stew Ingredients | melissatorio.com

    This dish is typically made with some pork. I have used pork belly or pork shoulder roast, cut into ½ inch pieces. Ground pork also works too. Try to get pastured pork if you can. See my food philosophy here.

    You can also use shrimp instead if you prefer. Or make it a vegan dish and omit the pork or shrimp entirely.

    Rinse the mung beans before using them.

    Add some greens too. Try spinach, swiss chard or even moringa or malunggay leaves.

    Moringa is known as a superfood usually consumed in powder form, but did you know that the actual leaves are eaten and added to dishes as well? I get a frozen pack of malunggay from the Asian store, the package also says horseradish leaves.

    If you can't find malunggay or moringa leaves, use spinach instead. But add spinach at the end, after cooking the stew.

    In the Instant Pot

    I'm a huge fan of the Instant Pot. It just makes cooking so much easier, allowing me to use cheaper, tougher cuts of meat that come out tender after pressure cooking.

    In Sauté mode, add coconut oil. Add the garlic and onions and sauté until the onions are translucent and fragrant.

    Add the pork and sauté until browned. If it gets too hot, turn Sauté mode on/off intermittently.

    Next add the mung beans, water, malunggay or moringa leaves. I just cut the malunggay or moringa leaves pack open and dump all the contents in the pot. If you're using spinach, add at the end.

    Set the Instant Pot to Bean/Chili (or manual mode) for 10 minutes.

    When it's done, let the pressure release naturally. Open up the pot and add salt. Add the spinach now, if using.

    Instant Pot Mung Bean Stew in Pot | melissatorio.com

    Total cook time would be about 1 hour = sauté time + time to build pressure + cook time at pressure + time to release pressure.

    There you have it - Instant Pot mung bean stew or monggo guisado. My husband liked it, yay! 🙂

    Instant Pot Mung Bean Stew or Monggo Guisado | melissatorio.com

    Tried this recipe? Please leave a rating or comment below!

    Check out my other Instant Pot recipes too:

    • Instant Pot Bone Broth
    • Instant Pot Bulalo or Beef Bone Marrow Stew
    • Instant Pot Chili
    • Instant Pot Pork Adobo
    Instant Pot Mung Bean Stew or Monggo Guisado

    Instant Pot Mung Bean Stew or Monggo Guisado

    Easy one pot mung bean stew
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Main Course, Soup
    Cuisine: Filipino
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Time to Pressure and Release: 40 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
    Servings: 3
    Author: Melissa Torio

    Equipment

    • Instant Pot

    Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon virgin coconut oil
    • 2 cloves garlic minced
    • ½ onion diced
    • ½ lb pork (ground pork, diced pork belly or pork roast)
    • 1 cup mung beans rinsed
    • 3 cups water
    • 1 pack malunggay or moringa leaves (or 2 cups spinach)
    • 1 teaspoon sea salt

    Instructions

    • Set the Instant Pot to Sauté mode and melt the coconut oil.
    • Add garlic and onions, sauté until onions are translucent and fragrant.
    • Add pork, sauté until lightly brown.
    • Turn off Sauté mode.
    • Add mung beans, water, and malunggay or moringa leaves. (If using spinach, add leaves at the end.)
    • Cover and set to Bean/Chili (or manual) for 10 minutes. When done, let the pressure release naturally.
    • Add salt (and spinach if using, then allow spinach to wilt).
    • Serve and enjoy!

    Notes

    • You may substitute shrimp instead of pork, or omit entirely.
    • If using shrimp, add at the end, after releasing pressure.
    • You may use swiss chard or spinach, instead of moringa or malunggay leaves. Or use a combination of greens.
    • Total cook time = sauté time + time to build pressure + cook time at pressure + time to release pressure.
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    About Melissa Torio

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    Comments

    1. Jayvee

      July 06, 2021 at 1:07 am

      Hi Melissa, for this dish, can I use boneless chicken thighs instead? Thank you

      Reply
      • Melissa Torio

        July 06, 2021 at 10:18 am

        Hi Jayvee, I don't see why not, you can try this with boneless chicken thighs instead. Do let me know how it goes!

        Reply
    2. Leo

      June 27, 2021 at 6:27 pm

      We grow horseradish, and could never find a good use for the leaves. Then I had Monggo Guisado in a Filipino restaurant, and new I had a winner. This recipe was a great start. I used lard instead of coconut oil, trippled the garlic, used dark meat chicken, and added crushed garlic after the onions were translucent. It came out great!

      Reply
      • Melissa Torio

        June 28, 2021 at 3:26 pm

        Sounds delicious! How awesome that you grow horseradish! You can use the leaves in another Filipino dish called chicken tinola.

        Reply
    3. Mechel

      January 18, 2021 at 11:29 am

      Thank you so much for this recipe. I am on a plant based/vegan diet and made this recipe with vegan hotdogs in place of pork. It was AMAZING!!! I have been craving this for a while but didn’t know how to make it. Your recipe was simple and easy and very YUMMY 😋 Thanks again

      Reply
      • Melissa Torio

        January 18, 2021 at 5:30 pm

        I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe, Mechel!

        Reply
    4. Del

      January 13, 2021 at 6:41 pm

      This is part of our dinner rotation now. Especially for those cold days and when I’m too tired after work. The comfort and flavor seems like you slaved for hours! I’ve substituted the malunggay with spinach or kale when I don’t have any. And also I’ve done shrimp that I only add at the end (instead of pork). This dish pairs nicely with smoked fish that I prep in the air fryer. Such an easy meal, Thanks again for this recipe!

      Reply
      • Melissa Torio

        January 14, 2021 at 10:14 am

        Hi Del, I'm so happy you enjoyed this recipe! We just had it with smoked fish this week too! 🙂

        Reply
    5. Ann

      October 05, 2020 at 5:56 am

      hi Issa!
      Thanks for this! Im new to instapot and the only thing ive been cooking is munggo. Pls keep it coming!!! Thanks Take Care

      Reply
      • Melissa Torio

        October 05, 2020 at 11:16 am

        Hi Ann! Enjoy your Instant Pot and monggo! 🙂 Any requests for new Instant Pot recipes?

        Reply
        • Ann

          October 06, 2020 at 11:07 pm

          I saw your other recipes and am excited to try them esp the adobo... if you have any one pot meal recipes that you can share it would be awesome! esp ones with vegetables would be great =)

          Reply
    6. Kelly McClacherty

      September 14, 2020 at 12:59 am

      Quick, easy and delicious!

      Reply
    7. Rob

      August 11, 2020 at 11:48 pm

      Very straightforward and quick recipe that is a great way to cook mung beans into a hearty, flavorful stew. We don’t eat animals so we left out the pork and substituted a crumbled veggie burger at the end, and added a vegetable bullion to the water before cooking. Spinach worked well as the green.

      Reply
      • Melissa Torio

        August 26, 2020 at 2:21 pm

        Glad you enjoyed this recipe, Rob!

        Reply
    8. Shellby

      June 13, 2020 at 3:42 am

      Hi! I'm very excited to try this as I love mungo and just bought an instant pot. My question is if I use 1.5 cups of beans, how much water should I use? Thanks so much in advance

      Reply
      • Melissa Torio

        June 13, 2020 at 11:25 am

        Try 4.5 cups of water for 1.5 cups of beans. Sometimes I end up adding more water after cooking as needed.

        Reply
    9. An

      March 29, 2020 at 7:45 am

      i'm so excited to try this! this is one of the few dishes my dad cooked for us growing up. i haven't attempted to make it since becoming an adult & leaving home 23 years ago! it's time i let my 2 kids try this. if using the frozen malunggay leaves, do you put it in the instant pot frozen or would i have to thaw it out first?

      Reply
      • Melissa Torio

        March 29, 2020 at 9:28 am

        You can do either way. Sometimes I just take out the frozen malunggay leaves from the pack and dump it all in the Instant Pot. If you'd like to wash the leaves first, then thaw, strain and wash. I hope this helps. Enjoy!

        Reply
      • Andie

        April 28, 2020 at 12:19 pm

        Hi there! I want to add coconut milk, but when do I put it? Thank you!

        Reply
        • Melissa Torio

          April 29, 2020 at 3:18 pm

          I haven't tried this recipe with coconut milk yet. You can probably add the coconut milk along with all the other ingredients. Let me know how it turns out!

          Reply
    10. Maria

      March 27, 2020 at 1:03 am

      Thanks for posting. How would the cooking time differ if doubling the serving size ?

      Reply
      • Melissa Torio

        March 27, 2020 at 9:48 am

        Hi Maria, the cooking time would still be the same even when doubling the serving size.

        Reply
    11. Tracy

      October 07, 2019 at 8:53 am

      Really excited to try this. It goes perfectly for my Ayurvedic vata imbalances. I’m trying to do more one pot meals. I’m subscribing

      Namaste

      Reply
      • Melissa Torio

        October 07, 2019 at 5:10 pm

        Hope you enjoy this recipe!

        Reply
    12. Jay Bautista

      September 25, 2019 at 7:44 pm

      Thank you for the recipe. Added this to our meal rotation.

      Reply
      • Melissa Torio

        September 30, 2019 at 11:15 am

        So happy to hear that! Enjoy!

        Reply
    13. Becky M

      May 13, 2019 at 8:34 am

      I made it yesterday and it was so easy I thought maybe I missed something. When it was fine, it was perfect. Since I'm vegetarian, I used Morningstar "bacon" to substitute for the pork. I never soaked (but rinsed) the beans, used the entire medium sized onion, and I used organic spinach in the clam shell container. It was so good, that even though I intended to have it for lunch (I cooked it in the am), I had 2 bowls of it right away. It was so flavorful that I couldn't believe the only added seasoning was salt!
      Thanks for such an easy and tasty meal!

      Reply
      • Becky M

        May 13, 2019 at 8:36 am

        Correction "when it was *done*..."

        Reply
      • Melissa Torio

        May 13, 2019 at 1:23 pm

        So glad you enjoyed this recipe, Becky! 🙂

        Reply
        • Eden Borgonia Catalla

          June 17, 2021 at 9:23 pm

          This is my tried and tested recipe for Friday lunch - yummy and easy!
          Thanks for sharing 🙂

          Reply
          • Melissa Torio

            June 18, 2021 at 11:34 am

            So happy to hear that!

            Reply
    14. Brandon

      May 10, 2019 at 2:57 pm

      If using malunggay leaf, is it at the same ratio (2 cups) as spinach? Because we get fresh malunggay here, so I don't know how much a "pack" is and I don't want to over/under season with the fresh leaves.

      Reply
      • Melissa Torio

        May 10, 2019 at 3:36 pm

        You're so lucky to get fresh malunggay! I would put 1-2 cups of fresh malunggay leaves, only because I like more greens in this dish. I suggest to start with 1 cup, then take note for next time if you'd like more malunggay or not.

        Reply
    15. Alison

      November 20, 2018 at 6:34 am

      Melissa I made this tonight and it was awesome!! So tasty and comforting. It will become a firm family favorite I am sure.

      Thank you so much for sharing.

      Reply
      • Melissa

        November 20, 2018 at 9:24 am

        Aww, Alison, this made my day. Thanks for letting me know! So glad you liked it!

        Reply
        • Roli

          November 20, 2018 at 11:30 pm

          Beans still hard even after 10 mins

          Reply
          • Melissa

            March 14, 2019 at 7:43 pm

            Hi Roli, I've never had this happen before. Was the Instant Pot vent sealed?

            Reply
    16. Maria

      August 24, 2018 at 5:12 am

      Just had this for dinner tonight. Its good. I added a bit of chicken cubes though.

      Reply
    17. Karl Papabear Flores

      July 22, 2018 at 2:48 pm

      I was at Costco looking for rice. The Costco dude pointed out that there was a huge close out sale on mung beans. My mother-in-law (Filipino) use to make mung bean stew. Never taught me how but I can sometimes recreate stuff. I get it at a few places in San Diego. So I decided your recipe looked very similar to what I remembered. Here are my notes. I did saute onions and pork (added garlic and bell pepper). 1 can coconut milk, 2 cups mung beans 5 cups water. Forgot i had opened a beef stock, next time. cloves, salt and away it went. Selected stew for 35 minutes since I did not soak the beans. When I went to taste, it was a bit bland. My wife asked if I used ginger and fish sauce. And said should not have added the cloves. But adding these at the end is no problem. I added and not exactly my mother-in-laws dish but close and I like it. I think this is a day after type of stew where tomorrow it will be even better. I added the spinach just after I released the steam and it cooked perfectly. Thanks for the recipe.

      Reply
      • Melissa Torio

        July 25, 2018 at 9:27 am

        Thanks for sharing your notes. I've never tried it with cloves before either. Good to hear you were able to make something close to your mother-in-law's dish.

        Reply
        • karl flores

          July 25, 2018 at 9:56 am

          follow up note, although the flavor was more rich the next day, the beans dried up the liquid which is where a great deal of the flavor lives. I added my beef stock to give it a bit of soup and it was delicious.

          Reply
    18. Kim W

      April 22, 2018 at 12:07 pm

      Hi Melissa. I'm new to Instant Pot. In your notes you say to cook for an hour but in the body of your recipe, you say to cook for 10 minutes. Can you answer which cook time is right?

      Reply
      • Melissa Torio

        April 22, 2018 at 12:22 pm

        Hi Kim,

        The total cook time of 1 hour includes the sauté time, pressurizing and de-pressurizing. The actual Instant Pot cook time is 10 minutes in Bean/Chili or manual mode at high pressure.

        Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any other questions. Hope you enjoy your Instant Pot!

        Reply
    19. Sonia

      February 18, 2018 at 12:27 pm

      I loved this stew! I had a bag of mung beans to use up and gave this recipe a try. It didn’t have a lot of ingredients or seasoning, so I was worried it would lack flavour. Not at all! It was rich and flavourful and everyone loved it - from my two year old son to my 80 year old mother. It also took almost no prep or cook time. I will make this over and over again.

      Reply
      • Melissa Torio

        February 18, 2018 at 2:57 pm

        I'm so glad to hear that you and your family loved this recipe! 🙂

        Reply

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