Cozy Up On Cold Rainy Nights With This Hototay Soup Recipe

Hototay soup is a Chinese-Filipino soup that’s hearty, comforting, and oh so good for your body. Chock-full of vegetables and a variety of meat, this simple soup is thickened using eggs. While regular hototay soup recipes are already flavorful, this recipe takes it to the next level by using Knorr Chicken Cubes. One chicken cube adds flavor equivalent to 1 kilogram of meat so you can expect a good balance of flavors in one bowl. While hototay soup ingredients can seem a bit overwhelming, don’t fret! It’s a simple dish to make that takes less than an hour to come together.

Tips

Add sesame oil into your hototay soup for an extra dose of nuttiness and flavor.

45 min.
5 People
Easy

Ingredients

3 tbsp canola oil, separated
250 g pork, cubed
250 g chicken thigh fillet, sliced
100 g pork liver, sliced
100 g chicken gizzard, sliced
2 pcs Knorr Chicken Cube, dissolved in 6 cups water
8 pcs garlic cloves, minced
1 pc onion, chopped
1 pc large carrot, sliced
1 cup shiitake mushrooms
1/2 pc cabbage, sliced
1/2 cup chicharo
to taste salt
to taste pepper
1 pc egg
handful cilantro, for garnish (optional)

Cooking Method

In a large stock pot, add oil and brown all the pork and chicken pieces on all sides. Make sure to do this in batches to avoid overcrowding the pot. Once done, add all the meat pieces back into the pot.
Add the chicken broth made from Knorr Chicken Cube into the pot. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer.
Simmer for 20-30 minutes or until the chicken is tender.
Take out the meat and separate the chicken. Proceed to flake the chicken using a fork.
Take out broth and run it through a fine mesh sieve to remove impurities from the broth.
In the same pot, add 1 tbsp of oil and sauté garlic and onions.
Add into the pot the meat and the broth. Bring to a boil and then lower heat to a simmer.
Add carrots, cabbage, and shiitake mushrooms into the pot. Let simmer for 3-4 minutes.
Add the chicharo and let it simmer for 2 more minutes.
Take off the heat and add an egg into the pot. Mix well and serve warm.
Add some cilantro for garnish, if using.