Your Favorite Molo Soup Recipe — The Classic Way

Name: Your Favorite Molo Soup Recipe — The Classic Way
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1/4 kg ground pork; 1 pc egg, beaten; 3 pcs Knorr Shrimp Broth Cube; 3 tbsp cornstarch; 1 cup singkamas, minced; 20 pcs molo wrappers; 1 tbsp cooking oil; 1 pc small onion, chopped; 7 cloves garlic, minced; 4 cups water; to taste ground black pepper; 1 tbsp spring onions, chopped

Ahh, the wonder that is Ilonggo cuisine. Iloilo is known for many specialties both savory and sweet, from hearty batchoy to chewy baye baye. But Molo district offers its distinct fare, molo soup (also called pancit molo). A broth-based noodle dish with meat-filled dumplings or wonton, molo soup traces its origins to the Philippines’ Spanish occupation. Much like how Parian and Binondo in Manila were developed into Chinatowns, Molo was Iloilo’s designated Chinese settlement.

We have this mingling of cultures to thank for the soupy comfort food that is pancit molo. In this molo soup recipe, we walk you through how to cook molo soup as well as the molo soup ingredients you’ll need to make dumplings from scratch.

Tips

Are you a fan of aromatic Asian flavors? You can also add a teaspoon of sesame oil into your dumpling filling. This will not only make your dumplings aromatic, but also more namit. That means delicious in Hiligaynon.

40 min.
4 People
Medium

Ingredients

1/4 kg ground pork
1 pc egg, beaten
3 pcs Knorr Shrimp Broth Cube
3 tbsp cornstarch
1 cup singkamas, minced
20 pcs molo wrappers
1 tbsp cooking oil
1 pc small onion, chopped
7 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups water
to taste ground black pepper
1 tbsp spring onions, chopped

Cooking Method

Dumplings

Start by making the dumplings. Dissolve 1 Knorr Shrimp Broth Cube in beaten egg. Combine egg and broth cube mixture with pork, cornstarch, and singkamas in a bowl. Mix well.
Wrap a teaspoon of mixture into molo wrapper. Seal by brushing the edges with water. Repeat until mixture is finished.

Broth

Prepare and heat a pan over medium heat. Sauté onion and garlic in oil.
Add water and remaining Knorr Shrimp Broth Cube in the pan and bring to a boil. Mix until cube is dissolved.

Assembly

Lower the heat. Drop molo dumplings into the pan and simmer for 2 minutes.
Cut extra molo wrappers into thin strips for noodles. Add strips of molo wrappers to soup. Add salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for another minute, then serve with a sprinkling of spring onions and fried garlic.

Let us know how your molo soup dumpling-making goes. Don’t fret if you don’t get it right the first time. You’ll get the hang of pinching and sealing those wonton wrappers in no time. Kaon ta!