PANCIT MOLO
Because my Lola Demet is from the Molo district of Iloilo City, Philippines, where this pancit molo originated, I decided to post it first.
It's similar to a dumpling soup, with chicken and shrimp as the main ingredients and molo balls made of ground pork and shrimp wrapped in molo wrapper.
Molo Balls Ingredients
1 kg. Ground pork
200 g (ground/chopped) shrimp
1/2 cup garlic, minced
1/2 cup onion, minced
1/4 cup chopped kusay (chives), which resembles a flat spring onion.
1 large egg
Salt
Ground Pepper
Patis (Fish Sauce)
Soy sauce
Molo Balls Procedures
1. Combine all of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly.2. Prepare the molo wrapper and use egg white to secure the wrapped molo balls. (You can get these wrappers at the supermarket)
3. Begin wrapping the mixed meat until all of it is wrapped.
Pancit Molo Soup Ingredients
1 chicken, whole (Shredded)
300 grams peeled headless shrimp (if big size cut into half)
1 large onion, chopped
10 garlic cloves, chopped
2 chicken bouillons
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tbsp. ground pepper
Fish Sauce
2.5 liters chicken broth or water
Chopped chives/green onion leaves for garnishing
Pancit Molo Soup Procedure
1. Heat 2 tsp. vegetable or olive oil in a heated pan over medium heat, and then add the garlic. Cook until golden brown, then set aside half for garnishing.
2. Add the chopped onion and wait for it to soften before adding the shredded chicken (Note: the 1 whole chicken was cut into pieces and boiled for 20mins, the water will be used as broth and the chicken will be shredded). Season with salt, pepper and fish sauce.
3. In a separate frying pan, half-fry the peeled shrimp, then set aside.
4. Add the broth/water and cook for 15 minutes after the chicken is golden brown.
5. After 15 minutes, add the molo balls and cook for another 20 minutes before adding the peeled half-cooked shrimp.
6. Add the chopped chives/green onion leaves and fried garlic after 10 minutes. It's time to eat.
