String Beans With Pork (Palang – Filipino)

• ½ lb. pork sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tbsp. fish juice or shoyu
• 1¼ cups water
• 2 lbs. string beans cut in 2” lengths
• ½ tsp. monosodium glutamate
• 1 medium tomato, sliced

Brown pork and garlic in a skillet. Add salted fish juice or shoyu and water. Bring to a boil. Add beans and cook until tender. Add tomatoes. Sprinkle with monosodium glutamate. Add salt to taste. Serves 6.