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Molo (Filipino Pork and Vegetable Dumpling Soup)

Name: Molo (Filipino Pork and Vegetable Dumpling Soup)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: ground pork 300 g; water chestnut, diced 100 g; carrot, grated 80 g; cabbage, minced 100 g; spring onions, sliced 30 g; garlic, minced 10 g; egg 1 pieces; soy sauce 25 ml; cornstarch 60 g; chicken stock 1200 ml; black pepper 2 g; annatto (achuete) 2 g

Pork and vegetable dumplings in a clear savory broth.

60 minutes · 4 servings · Moderate

Molo is the clear soup that turns a family meal into a comfort one, where thin wrappers hold pork and vegetables and float in broth light enough to drink. Wrappers must be thin and even or they tear in the boiling pot, and the broth is kept under a rolling boil for the same reason. In the southern version the wrappers are triangular and the dipping sauce is vinegar, soy and chilli.

Ingredients

ground pork300 g
water chestnut, diced100 g
carrot, grated80 g
cabbage, minced100 g
spring onions, sliced30 g
garlic, minced10 g
egg1 pieces
soy sauce25 ml
cornstarch60 g
chicken stock1200 ml
black pepper2 g
annatto (achuete)2 g

Directions

1
Mix pork, water chestnut, carrot, cabbage, spring onion, garlic, egg, soy and annatto 6 minutes.
2
Mix in half the cornstarch 2 minutes.
3
Shape into 30 dumplings; dust with remaining cornstarch.
4
Boil in stock 12 minutes until floating.
5
Season with soy and pepper.

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