Simple Green Beans and Ground Pork Recipe (Filipino Ginisang Sitaw)

This delectable Filipino dish is a staple must! It is called "Ginisang Sitaw," which translates to "Sauteed String Beans." Not only is it savory, but healthy too as you get a good dose of your green beans, garlic, and tomatoes. Create a balanced meal in under 10 minutes.

Ingredients:

1 Bundle of String Beans
1 Medium Tomatoe
3 Cloves Garlic
Ground pork
2 Tablespoon Olive Oil
3-5 Tablespoons of Soy Sauce depending on taste
Black Pepper to taste

1. Chop up your string beans into bite-sizes. Then chop up your onion into your preferred size, I like mine to vary so I just chop it freely. Next chop your tomatoe into thinner slices so that its consistency is barely detectable when you sautee it. Lastly for preparation, mince the garlic.

2. Heat the oil under low to medium heat (just depends on how long you want everything to simmer) and then throw in the garlic and onion. Once, the garlic has turned to a brownish color, throw in the tomatoe and ground pork and let it simmer for about 5 minutes and stir fry occasionally. Be careful not to overcook it or the pork will dry out.

3. Next, toss in your soy sauce and black pepper to your preferred taste and mix well. Then finally, throw in your string beans and stir fry until the string beans have cooked to your liking. I served this over white rice but for a healthier alternative, top it over some brown rice or basmati rice.

*Optional: You can also add some fish sauce with or instead of the soy sauce in place of salt.

To make sure you're doing it right you can check out a very similar recipe with step-by-step directions with photos for each step at: http://stepbysteprecipe.com/2010/10/03/ginisang-sitaw-2/. According to this website, you shouldn't cook the string beans for more than 3 minutes, so keep that in mind. Good luck.