Recipe 101: Sauteed Mongo Beans

Mongo Beans or Mung Beans are small ovoid shaped green beans. To sautee means to fry in a small amount of fat.

Sauteed Mongo Beans have the following ingredients:

• 2 cups cooked mongo beans
• 1 cup tokwa, cut in medium-size strips, fried
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon garlic, crushed
• 1 piece medium-size onion, sliced
• 1/2 cup tomatoes, chopped finely
• 2 cups hugas bigas
• salt to taste

Saute garlic, onion, and tomatoes. Add noiled mongo beans, and hugas bigas. Season with salt. Simmer for 3 minutes and stirring while cooking. Add tokwa. Cook for another 3 minutes. Serve hot.