LABAHITA OR FISH MOLO SOUP

          4 cups chicken or shrimps broth
          1/4 cup finely chopped  singkamas
          3 cloves garlic
          3 level tbsp. cornstach
          1/2 cup flaked fish
          2 thin finely chopped sweet onion
          1/2 cup  flour
          2 tbsp. butter

          2 tbsp. finely chopped green onion leaves
              patis to taste
              dash of pepper
      Cut butter into flour.
      Form into dough with a small amount of water.
      Knead and roll out into a very thin sheet and
             cut 2" 1/2 2" squares.
      Set aside.
      Saute garlic, onion, fish, singkamas and patis. 
       Cool.
      Wrap the sauteed fish and seal with clean water.
      Boil the broth with some more onion and patis to
           taste, for 3 minutes.
      Drop in the wrapped fish and singkamas, carefully
           one by one.
      Simmer for 5 minutes.
      Add cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cups water.
      Stir continuously and slowly for a few minutes until
            the soup becomes transparent and thick.
      Remove from fire.
      Serve hot with chopped green onion leaves.
      Serve 5-8 persons.


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