Pancit Molo Recipe
How to cook Pancit Molo
- 300 g Ground Pork
- ¼ cup Water Chestnut (finely chopped)
- 150 g Shrimp (peeled & finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp Spring Onions (finely chopped)
- 1 med Egg
- 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
- ¼ tsp Black Pepper
- 80 pcs Molo Wrappers
- ¼ cup Water (for sealing)
- 7 cups Water + 1 Chicken Leg & Shrimp heads & shells
- 2 tbsp Canola Oil
- 3 cloves Garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 med White Onion (finely chopped)
- 150 g Chicken Leg/Breast (boiled & shredded)
- 1 pc Chicken Knorr Cube
- ½ tsp Black Pepper (to taste)
- 6 cups Homemade Unsalted Chicken Broth
- 125 g Shrimp (peeled & deveined)
- 2-3 tsp Fish Sauce (adjust according to taste)
- ¼ cup Fried Garlic
- ¼ cup Spring Onions (finely chopped)
- Chili Garlic (for spicy Molo (optional))
- Combine ingredients in a bowl but use only 1 tsp green onions, salt to taste, and 1 tbsp patis.
- Set aside the remaining ingredients for the broth.
- Put 1 tbsp of the meat mixture in the center of each wonton wrapper.
- Wrap by folding one side of the wrapper to cover the filling completely, then turning the unfilled sides of the wrapper up so that the dumpling resembles a flower. (The filled portion should be in the center.)
- Cover the dumplings with a dry kitchen towel and set aside.
- Saute onion and garlic in oil until light brown.
- Add chicken stock and the remaining salt and patis from the filling.
- Allow to boil, the drop the stuffed dumplings into the boiling broth.
- Stir the remaining meat mixture into the broth. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
- Season with pepper to taste.
- Before serving, garnish with chopped spring onions.
Pancit Molo Recipe is an authentic Filipino dumpling soup and a specialty of the town of Molo in Iloilo, a well-known district in the province. It is an adaptation of Chinese Wonton soup, and the filling inside the wontons is composed of ground pork and shrimp, then wrapped in a wonton or Molo wrapper. Leftover wonton wrappers are cut into strips and dropped into the hot broth. Other main ingredients of this soup are chicken meat shredded into small pieces, chicken stock, and shrimp. These ingredients should be readily available in the supermarket or sari-sari stores near your location.
Many first-timers always ask, “Where is the Pancit?” because this Filipino dish has no noodles despite its “Pancit” name. People look for the noodle-like component of the soup. The explanation is that the “Pancit” are the Molo dumplings and Molo-wrappers, which are basically of the same ingredients as any Pancit or noodles.
Pancit Molo is more of a household specialty. There are a hundred and one ways of making Pancit Molo, and the recipe varies from household to household.
To try the authentic Pancit Molo, visit “Kap Ising Pancit Molo” in Molo, Iloilo. Locals said they serve the most delicious traditional Pancit Molo of Iloilo.
