I think we can all agree that this hot, cold, hot, cold, earthquake weather is getting a little too confusing. Barbie Q never knows what she’s in the mood to wear these days. Most especially, what she’s in the mood to eat. But have no fear, Cooking Mama is here!
Cooking Mama is my mom.
One day, we (Cooking Mama and I) decided we were in the mood for something soupey. Chicken Tinola? Good, but too predictable. Sinigang? Good, but also too predictable. Pho? Good, but I just had it for breakfast. After much arguing and soul searching, we decided to try something new. Molo soup. For those who don’t know what it is, it’s a filipino version of Wonton soup.
Above is a picture of the individually wrapped “wontons” that we filled with a combination of ground pork, minced shrimp, carrots, onions, raw egg, salt and pepper. The rest of the ingredients are as follows:
Wraps. Make sure you buy the MEDIUM wonton wraps otherwise they will fall apart in the pot. No one likes broken wontons.
Chopped cabbage.
Chopped green onions.
Minced garlic.
Cook the garlic in oil until they are a deep brown.
Boil chicken until thoroughly cooked then shred it into little pieces.
Cut a hard boiled egg into eighths.
Mix patis (fish sauce) and lemon in a separate bowl for added flavor.
Carefully put the wontons into a pot of hot water and chicken broth. Then add the shredded chicken into the pot. Once the broth boils thoroughly, it’s ready to eat!
Put an individual serving of soup in a bowl and don’t forget to garnish it with garlic, green onions, egg, patis and as much cabbage as you want.
Voila! Molo soup.
-R.C.
