Prawn
Pancit Molo
The classic pancit molo is served with a robust chicken broth (or a combination of chicken and ham broth) and garnished with chopped green onions. Others also top it with crispy fried chopped shallots or crispy fried garlic.
Ingredients:
- 15 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 1/2 pounds ground pork
- 1 medium yellow onion, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 cup sliced scallions
- 30 to 35 wonton wrappers
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup strips of boiled chicken meat
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1/4 cup chopped scallions
- 1/4 cup sliced shallots, for garnishing
Directions:
- Coarsely chop the shrimp into small pieces and transfer to a mixing bowl.
- Add ground pork, onion, sesame oil, egg, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and scallions. Mix well.
- Lay a piece of wonton wrapper flat on a plate. Scoop 1 tablespoon of the mixture and place in the middle of the wrapper.
- Wet the edges of the wonton wrapper with water. Fold the wonton wrapper over the mound to form a triangle. Press the sides to keep the mixture intact.
- Fold 2 opposite sides of the triangle wrapper to the middle. Set dumplings on a tray. Repeat process until all the meat has been used.
- In a soup pot, bring the chicken broth to a boil.
- Drop the dumplings to cook, taking care to space them so they don't clump together. Simmer for a few minutes.
- Add the chicken meat and season with fish sauce.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with scallions and shallots.