MOLO SOUP (Wonton Soup)

Here we are about to bid adieu to 2014. I am enjoying the last few days of the year with my family. And I sincerely hope you are forging new memories with your family and friends as well.

I'm remembering the connections between family, traditions, and of course - food. I remember being in the Philippines during this time of the year - and my memories stir in me (pun intended), encouraging me to feature a dish called Molo Soup. This soup is comfort food for us during the holidays. It is our version of a wonton soup.  A soup that initially warms us with its broth, then upon biting into the wonton, takes us back thru time - with its burst of flavors triggering previously formed neural pathways - bringing us back to happy times celebrating past holidays.  

Indeed, the  holidays are a special time. My kids are home and we're surrounded with laughter and love. It's also the perfect time to remember those who are no longer with us. That's what I love about traditional fare like this soup - they have the magical ability to connect the past with the present, and even the future as the recipe is passed down to our children. 

I hope you are enjoying the moment, basking in the festivities around you.   Getting lost in the moment... as we welcome the new year with optimism and excitement... thus forming new memories that we hope to recall in the soon-to-be-here future...

I would like to share with you a Filipino traditional soup associated with the holidays: MOLO Soup (Filipino Wonton Soup)

May the spirit of the Holidays be yours...

xo,
Malou

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Molo Soup (Wonton Soup)

For this recipe, Skip to Malou brings the familiar flavors of the classic soup but infused some creative flare into it.

I made it as simple as possible so we need:

Nasoya Wonton wrappers

1/2 lb. ground pork

1//4 lb shrimp, chopped

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 fresh egg

1/4 c water chestnut, chopped

2 medium carrots, chopped

green onions thinly sliced

1 tsp sesame oil
1 pack Nasoya firm Tofu, sliced into cubes

1 clove garlic, chopped

salt and pepper to taste

For the soup stock:
annato oil
4 cups of chicken (beef or shrimp) stock
1 small carrots, diced
1 stalk celery, chopped
onion leeks, chopped

Mix all ingredients in a bowl.  Crack one fresh egg and stir briefly.  

On a flat surface, lay the wrapper.  Put half a spoon full of the pork mixture at the center.  Fold the wrapper and seal the edges.

On a stockpot, let the soup stock to boil (you could use shrimp stock, chicken or beef stock).  Drop the wanton into the pot and let it cook.  Drop the chopped carrots, leeks and celery and gently drop the slices of tofu.

Now for the most important part:
On a pan, add  2 tbsp of annato oil and brown the minced garlic.  When it's brown pour it over the soup.  Garlic oil will enhance the taste of your wanton soup.

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