Despite its name, this Pinoy pancit molo recipe has no noodles. It has dumplings that resemble wontons, which are superior over noodles. This mouthwatering soup meal can be offered as an appetizer or as a snack before lunch or supper.
| Prep Time: | 45 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr |
| Servings: | 10 |
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds ground pork
- 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 (16 ounce) package wonton wrappers, or as needed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cooked chicken breast, shredded
- 1 ¼ quarts chicken broth
- 1 small head bok choy, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 green onions, chopped
Instructions
- Mix pork, shrimp, water chestnuts, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl. Reserve 1/3 of the filling mixture for soup. Wrap about 1 tablespoon of remaining filling in a wonton wrapper. Repeat until all filling is used up.
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken and reserved filling. Mix well. Add chicken broth; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Drop filled wontons into soup one by one. Boil until wontons float to the top, 3 to 5 minutes. Add bok choy; boil until tender, about 2 minutes more. Garnish with green onions.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 372 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 31 g |
| Cholesterol | 127 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 28 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 880 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Tastes great. Easy to make
I used ground turkey instead of pork and left out water chestnuts. Only used about a teaspoon of filling and boiled them 5-7 minutes. Turned out great.