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Molo Soup

An adaptation of Chinese wonton soup, molo soup, also known as pancit Molo, hails from the Molo district of Iloilo City in Central Philippines, home to Chinese migrants before Spanish colonization.

Filipino molo soup

Why is Molo soup also known as pancit Molo? I read somewhere, I don’t anymore remember where, that because the dumpling (wonton) wrappers are made with basic noodle ingredients (i.e., flour, salt and water), the presence of the wrappers in the soup somehow qualifies it as a noodle soup.

Molo Soup

Recipe by Connie Veneracion
The traditional filling for Molo soup is ground pork and minced shrimps. In this recipe, chicken is substituted for the pork. Why? I have a daughter who doesn't eat mammals.
Minced chicken and shrimp filling takes a shorter time to cook than filling with pork. Do not overcook the dumplings to the point that the wrappers split and the fillings fall out. 
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Soup
Cuisine Filipino
Servings 4 people
Filipino pancit molo
Print Recipe

Ingredients
  

Dumplings

  • 250 grams chicken thigh fillets (skin on) minced
  • 200 grams shrimps peeled, deveined and minced
  • 1 clove garlic peeled and minced
  • 1 shallot peeled and minced
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 24 small wonton wrappers

Soup

  • 6 to 8 cups chicken broth
  • 3 shallots peeled and thinly sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic peeled and crushed
  • fish sauce to taste
  • ground black pepper to taste

To garnish

  • thinly sliced scallions
  • fried shallots

Instructions
 

Make the dumplings

  • Mix together all the ingredients (except the wonton wrappers) for the dumplings.
    Dumplings with chicken and shrimps
  • Place half a teaspoonful of filling at the center of a wrapper, gather the edges together and press the edges to seal.
  • Repeat until all the wrappers have been filled.

Cook the dumplings

  • In a pot, boil the chicken broth, sliced shallots and crushed garlic. Season with patis, as needed, and stir in the pepper. Allow to boil gently for five minutes.
    Cooking dumplings in broth
  • Drop in the dumplings one by one.
  • If there is leftover filling, break up any large clumps and drop into the broth as well.
    Adding minced shimps to chicken broth and dumplings
  • When the broth comes to a boil, set the heat to low, cover the pot and cook the dumplings for six to seven minutes.
    Dumplings in broth before and after cooking
  • Taste the broth, adjust the seasonings then stir in the scallions.
  • Ladle your Molo soup into bowls, sprinkle in more scallions and top with fried shallots.
Keyword dumplings
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