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Home » Green Beans Gising-Gising

Green Beans Gising-Gising

May 16, 2022 by Jomelyn 3 Comments

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If you are looking for a budget-friendly ginataan recipe, green beans gising-gising is worth trying to cook at home. This delicious recipe is one of Filipino’s favorite spicy green beans or Baguio beans side dish or top with rice.

Finish dish of gising gising on a plate.

Gising-gising is a tagalog word for wake up. Because it is spicy, you will wake up while eating this dish. It sounds funny, but there is truth to this word.

Why you will love this

  • Gising-gising is super simple and easy to make a vegetable dish that comes together in less than 30 minutes.
  • The ingredients for this tasty and spicy dish are minimal and you probably have them all in your kitchen already.
  • This dish is for you if you love spicy meat and green beans recipe that is similar to Bicol Express. You can still make this dish if you do not like spicy food by skipping jalapeno pepper in this dish.

Ingredients

Ingredients for gising gising recipe
  • Ground beef
  • Green beans
  • Shrimp paste
  • Coconut Milk
  • Garlic and onion
  • Jalapeno peppers
  • Salt and black pepper

Instructions

Step by step instructions to cook gising-gising.

Start by gathering and preparing all your ingredients for this dish. Minced your garlic and sliced your onions thinly. Slice your green beans and jalapeno lengthwise with the same sizes.

  1. In a skillet over medium heat with cooking oil, saute onion and garlic until aromatic.
  2. Then add ground beef and shrimp paste, cook until the meat is lightly brown. Stir ocassionaly to make sure the meat are cook evenly.
  3. Add coconut milk and bring it to a gentle boil and simmer for 5 minutes. For some people, they like their coconut sauce thicker. But, it will thicken more once it is completely cool down.
  4. Add jalapeno pepper and green beans. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes while stirring gradually. Turn off the heat. Serve and enjoy.
Finish dish of gising gising

Serve Gising-gising with

Since this is similar to bicol express, we love to serve this yummy and spicy dish with rice or mushroom fried rice on the side! It is good on it’s own but I also like to serve this with some more steamed veggies.

Storage and Reheating tips

  • Storage: Store in an airtight container, preferably a glass container, in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
  • Freezer: Gising-gising can be stored in the freezer in an an-airtight freezer-friendly container for up to 3 months. Put it in the freezer to thaw overnight, or bring it to the countertop and bring it to room temperature.
  • Reheating: Reheat this dish in a saucepan on the stovetop until it warms through.
Gising gising dish on a skillet.

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Finish dish of gising gising on a plate.

Gising Gising Recipe

Jomelyn Mauermann
If you are looking for a budget-friendly ginataan recipe, green beans gising-gising is definitely worth trying. This is one of Filipino’s favorite spicy green beans or Baguio beans side dish or top with rice.
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Filipino
Servings 4 servings
Calories 82 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 medium onion, sliced thinly
  • 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 2 tablespoons shrimp paste
  • 2 large jalapeno pepper, sliced
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions
 

  • In a skillet over medium heat with oil, saute onion and garlic until aromatic.
  • Then add ground beef and shrimp paste, cook until the meat is lightly brown.
  • Add coconut milk and bring it to a gentle boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Add jalapeno pepper and green beans. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes while stirring gradually. Turn off the heat. Serve and enjoy.

Notes

 
Notes:
  • Add more jalapeno pepper or chili if you want  this dish to be more spicy. 
  • Double up with all the ingredients and make large batch for your meal prepping. It will last a week in the refrigerator and 3 months in the freezer.
  • If you don’t like spicy food, you can skip the jalapeno pepper.

Nutrition

Calories: 82kcal
Keyword gising-gising, spicy green beans
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Comments

  1. Dalia Silao

    August 30, 2022 at 4:29 pm

    5 stars
    Wow looks delicious. I will try your recipe

    Reply
    • Jomelyn

      September 1, 2022 at 8:51 pm

      Thank you. Let me know how it turns out.

      Reply
  2. Rossana Velasco

    October 6, 2022 at 3:42 pm

    5 stars
    This is a perfect dish for a week day!

    Reply

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