Mongo Guisado

Name: Mongo Guisado
Yield: Makes 4 to 6 servings, or More if served over rice
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 whole habanero pepper, finely diced; Pinch chardonnay oak–smoked salt; 1 teaspoon powdered mushrooms (preferably shiitake or maitake); 1 heirloom beefsteak tomato, diced; 1 black cardamom pod; 2 tablespoons powdered wakame; 1 tablespoon whole cumin seeds; 1 cup mustard greens; 2 tablespoons Thai Spice; 1 tablespoon Thai Spice; 4 cups Onion Broth; 2 tablespoons avocado oil or sesame oil; ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro Rice (optional); ¼ pound mung beans; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 large or 2 medium sweet yellow onions; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 4 garlic cloves; 1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds; 1 bay leaf; ¼ cup tamari or Soy-Less Sauce; ½ cup bias-cut sliced rice cakes; 14 ounces firm tofu, chopped into 1-by-2-inch blocks; 1 tablespoon crushed wakame; Pinch citric acid; ¼ teaspoon black pepper; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon kala namak (Indian black salt); 2 whole cloves

Preparation info

Makes
4 to 6
servings, or More if served over rice

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Plant-Based Gourmet

By Suzannah Gerber

Published 2021

About

A comfort-food staple of the Philippines, this soup can be made with sea flavors or pork flavors depending on your mood. Either way, the soup’s ample portions burst with aromas. When the temperature dips and all you want to do is cozy up inside, this restorative soup will take your winter blues away.

Ingredients

Mung Beans

¼ pound mung beans
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tablespoon

Americas
Asia
Philippines
United States
Winter
Gluten-free
Soup
Vegan
South East Asia

Method

Combine the mung beans, garlic, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, salt, cloves, and cardamom with 6 cups water in a soup pot. Cover and bring to a boil, and then cook uncovered for 30 to 40 minutes. When tender, add the kala namak and black pepper, mash lightly, and set aside.
While the mung beans are still boiling, combine the tamari, avocado oil, Thai Spice, wakame