Pork Bola Bola Soup with Misua and Patola Recipe
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Today, I will demonstrate how to make a very delicious yet simple soup dish
It's called "Pork Bola Bola na may Misua and Patola" (Pork Meatballs with Misua and Luffa)
here are the ingredients for this dish
ground pork
misua
luffa, peeled and chopped
yellow onion, chopped into small pieces
you can use a food processor to make it easier and for finer slices
"harina" or all purpose flour
"dahon ng sibuyas" or scallions
crushed ginger
egg
ground black pepper
salt
and Knorr Pork Cubes
aside from these ingredients, we will also need water, cooking oil and fish sauce
Let's start! First thing we need to do is the "Bola Bola" or meatballs
It's very simple
we'll just mix all together the ground pork, "harina" or all purpose flour,
onion, egg, ground black pepper and salt
let's add the onion first
add half of the onion only. Then the other half will be for saute
so here's the onion
here goes the ground black pepper and salt
mix well
these ingredients give the flavor for our "bola bola" or meatballs
so make sure it's well mixed
if you want to make it more flavorful, you can add 1 tsp. of garlic powder
now let's add the binder
we 2 types of binder. First is the "harina" or all purpose flour
aside from all purpose flour, you can also use bread crumbs
second is the egg
mix this a bit more
then let's add the egg
crack the egg here. 1 piece is enough
continue mixing
while mixing, you may notice that the mixture is still wet
so add a bit of all purpose flour or bread crumbs
just add more until the mixture is not that wet anymore
this is the desired consistency
a bit sticky but not very wet
so scoop a mixture,
then we'll mold it into balls
scoop a mixture
then roll on your palms to form a ball
it's better to have a measuring scoop but it's not required
we can also use a regular spoon to take the mixture then roll on you palms
the advantage of having a scoop is it already forms the mixture into ball and the uniformity of the meatballs' size
here's a tip. To avoid the meatball mixture from sticking to your hands
slightly wet your hands
our meatballs are ready. So next step is to pan fry these for a short period of time
we'll just fry the outer part of the meatball
we don't need to fry the whole thing right away
the meatballs will be fully cooked along with the soup
preheat a pan and add cooking oil
heat it up
then let's add the meatballs one by one
in this step, we're just frying the outer part of the meatball
like what I said earlier, we don't need to fry the whole thing right away
after pan frying the meatballs, we'll remove it from the pan and cook this again later
slightly cook this side then flip the to the other side
we don't need to cook this for a long period of time
the meatballs are now ready. So let's take it out one by one
put it back to the plate
then set aside
then later we will saute the garlic and onion
this is the used cooking oil. Let's saute here the garlic
I saute the garlic first because I want it brown
I wanted the garlic toasted like this. Here goes the onion
I prefer the garlic to be toasted in dishes like this Pork bola bola
I did the same thing in our Pancit Molo Soup
the garlic tastes better if its toasted for these soup dishes
add water
the water will extract the the flavor from the sauted garlic and onion. It will sure be very flavorful
let it boil
the soup is now boiling
now, let's put back the pan fried "bola bola" or meatballs
place the plate near the pot and be careful in transferring the meatballs. The soup is hot
this is the second phase of totally cooking the meatballs. Earlier we just cooked the outer part only
it's time to add the Knorr pork cube
I'm adding this to our Bola bola with misua and luffa so I can achieve a rich pork flavor
mix it. Let the pork cube dissolve
then we will cover the pot and continue cooking under medium heat for 15 minutes
see? It's very easy
it's now ready. I'll remove the cover
then let's add the misua
here goes the misua also known as Chinese Vermicelli
the good thing about the misua is it can be cooked right away
see this? It's already soft. So let's mix this carefully
then we can add the vegetables
I'm referring to luffa
here goes the luffa
cover the pot and continue cooking for 5 minutes
at this point, let's add the seasonings. Fish sauce and ground black pepper. It's that simple
here goes the fish sauce
here goes the ground black pepper
then mix
the last step is adding the chopped scallions
this is now ready. Let's transfer this to a bowl and serve
but before that, I'll take small portion for sample
I want a lot of scallions
let's taste our Pork Bola Bola with Misua and Luffa
it still hot
Mmm~ the soup is so good
this is perfectly cooked. The pork flavor is really there. The fish sauce and ground black pepper really helped a lot
the ingredients really blended well
I want to point out the taste of the toasted garlic. The flavor is really outstanding
Mmm~
the meatball is really good
I'd say this is a successful dish. It's awesome! Hope you give it a try
Here's our Pork Bola Bola Soup with Misua and Luffa
Come. Let's eat
This video will show you how to cook pork bola bola soup with misua and patola. It is a type of tasty meatball soup with sliced loofah and thin Chinese vermicelli or flour noodles. Here is the recipe: 1 lb. ground pork 1 Knorr Pork cube 3 ounces misua 1 medium patola, sliced 2 medium yellow onion, minced 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour ½ cup chopped scallion 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 egg 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 tablespoons patis (fish sauce) 6 to 8 cups water 3 tablespoons cooking oil Procedure: Prepare the meatballs by combining all meatball ingredients in a bowl. Mix well. Scoop 1 1/2 tablespoons of the mixture and form into a ball. Perform this step until the mixture is completely consumed. Set aside. Heat oil in a cooking pot. Once the oil becomes hot, pan fry the meatballs until the outer part turns light brown. Note: the meatballs do not need to be cooked completely at this point. Remove the meatballs from the pot. Set aside. Using the remaining oil, saute garlic until golden brown. Add onion. Continue to cook until the onion softens. Pour water. Let boil. Add the pan-fried meatballs back. Add Knorr Pork Cube. Stir. Cover the pot and cook in medium heat for 15 minutes. Add misua and patola. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Season with patis and ground black pepper. Stir. Add scallions. Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve. Share and enjoy! More about me: My name is Vanjo Merano. I live in the Northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. I work as an IT professional, but cooking has been my passion since I was a kid. I created Panlasang Pinoy (the blog and this youtube channel) to promote Filipino food and Filipino Cuisine to the world. Who shoots your video and who creates the recipes? I shoot all the videos myself and I write and develop my own recipes. What equipment do you use? I started the videos back in 2009 using a Pentax point and shoot camera. It is a priced possession because it helped me take this channel to where it is today. At present, I use Panasonic Hc-X920, Sony FDR-AX100 4K Ultra HD Camcorder, and Nikon D5. Learn more about me and my work by visiting https://panlasangpinoy.com Follow Panlasang Pinoy Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/panlasangpinoy/ Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/panlasangpinoy Follow on Google: https://plus.google.com/+PanlasangPinoyOriginal Subscribe to Follow Panlasang Pinoy Life (this is our VLOG) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP-WjjcyKgdxlIMvnlTAS1g Subscribe to Speedy Recipe (My wife's food and cooking channel) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJVZRi2PVnCcOrwOsGNLyxQ