Pancit Molo

A dumpling soup with no noodles in it, despite the name.

Chicken, Pork, Shellfish, Egg. Not vegetarian — contains chicken, chicken broth, fish sauce, pork, shellfish.

Ingredients

• 40 wonton wrappers
• 400 g pork mince
• 200 g prawns, chopped
• 1 egg, for the filling
• 4 spring onions, chopped
• 2 litres chicken broth
• 300 g chicken breast, shredded
• 8 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons oil
• fried garlic and spring onions, to serve

Method

1. THERE ARE NO NOODLES IN THIS. The 'pancit' is the wonton wrapper, and anybody expecting a noodle soup from the name will be surprised — which is worth saying on the page.
2. Mix the pork, chopped prawns, egg and spring onions for the filling.
3. Put a teaspoon on each wrapper and PINCH IT CLOSED AT THE TOP WITHOUT SEALING THE SIDES FLAT, so it keeps a loose pouch. A tightly flattened parcel cooks to a hard edge.
4. Some of the filling is left unwrapped and dropped into the broth loose, which is normal and gives the soup body.
5. Fry the garlic and onion in the oil, reserve half the garlic, then add the broth and the shredded chicken and bring it to a simmer.
6. DROP THE DUMPLINGS IN AND COOK 4 MINUTES ONLY, at a bare simmer. A rolling boil tears the wrappers open and you get broth with mince in it.
7. Season with fish sauce and serve with the reserved fried garlic and spring onion.

Our own recipe. This one was written for this site rather than taken from anywhere, so there is no source to point you at. The quantities and the order of the steps are choices, not the only way to do it.

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