4 Reviews of Hearty Whole Mung Bean Soup

From: Chef #302958

On Nov 24, 2007

Uncle Bill, I was truly surprised at how delicious this soup was! I used split mung beans and vegetable stock, omitted the ham, and instead of frozen spinach i used a fresh unidentified green from the organic shop down the road (was it chard? i think, maybe). I couldn't find fresh chilies so threw in some chili powder at the last minute. The end result had a deliciously creamy/nutty flavour. Wow! I never knew mung beans were this delicious.

From: BonnieZ

On Dec 1, 2006

I made this hearty soup today for lunch because I too on impulse bought a bag of mung beans and didn't know what to do with them. I used a smoked ham hock instead of the diced ham and fresh spinach as this is what I had on hand. Also I skipped sauteing the onion garlic and peppers and just threw them in the soup pot with the beans and it worked out perfectly. Very hearty and satisfying. Thank you FlemishMinx for sharing the recipe

From: speedgrl

On Dec 6, 2008

Made this tonight for dinner - we had a pkg of mong beans in the pantry, and I had a ham bone available. This was soo Good! I had to cook the mong beans for much longer than the instructions said, I am not sure if I was supposed to soak them overnight or not. Oh well it was great! My boyfriends' is Philipino, and his mom makes this variation a lot with shrimp. I know she will love this too! Thanks.

From: PaulaG

On Apr 13, 2005

I tagged these because I had mung beans in the pantry for awhile and not quite sure what to do with them. This was pretty good. I served the soup with green onions, corn bread and green pepper sauce for an extra kick. The cooking times are perfect.