Almondigas Photo by Bless Mercado

Almondigas Recipe

This delicious looking soup was cooked and photographed by my childhood friend from Tondo, Manila, Bless Mercado, now based in Canada.

I have to admit though Almondigas looks absolutely scrumptious, I have never tasted it before, I don’t think.  But I will now.  I have got ready made meatballs in the freezer.  It is beef though,  I hope it is ok to make almondigas with beef meatballs. 🙂

To make the meatballs (if unlike me, you do not have ready made meatballs) you will need:

1/2 kilo ground pork

1 clove garlic, minced

1 onion sliced

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 tbsp patis (fish sauce)

salt and pepper to to taste

For the broth:

4 cups of chicken stock (or 4 chicken Oxo cubes)

2 oz vermicelli  noodle or misua

1 tbsp cooking oil

1 small onion sliced

1 clove garlic minced

1 tbsp patis (fish sauce)

1/2 tsp salt

2 tbsp chopped spring onions.

To cook:

1. Combine all the ingredients for the meatballs.  Work your hands with the mixture and then form small balls.

2.  Make the broth:

• Saute the onions and garlic in hot oil
• Add the chicken stock
• Season to taste with patis and salt
• Allow to boil
• Add the meatballs to the boiling stock
• Cover and simmer for at least 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle chopped spring onions and pepper on top
• Serve with plain boiled rice.