How to Cook Almondigas (Filipino Pork Meatballs Soup)
Almondigas is an old Filipino soup recipe made from pork meatballs and misua.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 156kcal
Ingredients
- 1/4 kilo ground pork
- 5 pcs water chestnuts sliced thinly
- 5 pcs dried Chinese mushrooms soaked in water and diced
- 1 pc egg lightly beaten
- 2 Tbsp. corn starch
- 1 medium size onion chopped (for meatballs mixture)
- 1 medium size onion chopped (for sauteing)
- salt and pepper
- oil for sauteing
- 3 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 tomato sliced
- 6 to 8 cups water
- 1 Tbsp. spring onion chopped
- 1 to 2 tsp. iodized salt or table salt
- 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
- 2 bundles misua about 50 grams
Instructions
How to cook Almondigas:
- In a bowl combine ground pork, water chestnuts, mushrooms, egg, cornstarch, onion, salt and pepper.
- Mix very well and form into balls, about 1 to 1 & 1/2 inch in diameter. Set aside.
- In a deep saucepan, heat about 1 Tbsp. cooking oil and saute garlic, onion and tomatoes until soft.
- Add water and allow to boil for a minute then drop pork balls in the boiling liquid and simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes until the meatballs are cooked.
- Season with salt and pepper then add the misua and stir cook for a few minutes until misua is soft and cooked.
- Serve hot and garnish with spring onion.