Clams and malunggay soup with coconut milk
The traditional soup made with halaan (clams) and malunggay leaves (Moringa oleifera) cooked Thai style. I loved the Thai mussel soup with coconut milk so much that I decided to make a clam soup version. And that was after learning from the house helpers that back in their hometown in Zamboanga, malunggay leaves are often cooked with coconut milk.
The result is a delicious soup, so good it was all I had for lunch. The only sad note is that I made the soup with store-bought malunggay leaves rather than home-grown ones. The sprouts in the malunggay tree in our garden just keeps withering and falling off. I wish I knew why.
This recipe yields enough soup for six persons.
Ingredients
1 kilo of fresh clams (washed, soaked overnight in water, washed thoroughly several times and drained)
3 tbsps. of cooking oil
2 shallots, thinly sliced
1 thumb-sized piece of ginger, thinly sliced
4 cloves of garlic, finely minced
1 carrot, cut into thin rings
3 c. of malunggay leaves
2 c. of coconut milk
patis (fish sauce) to taste
freshly ground black pepper
Heat the cooking oil in a large pot. Saute the onion, garlic and ginger until fragrant, about two minutes. Add the malunggay leaves and cook, stirring, until wilted. Most cooks add the malunggay leaves after the clams and water has been added but, depending on the maturity of the malunggay leaves, they can take several minutes to cook. If the clams are already in the pot, they will get overcooked. So, I make sure that the malunggay leaves are almost done by the time I add the clams. I so hate overcooked seafood.
When the malunggay leaves have wilted, add the carrot slices. Pour in three cups of water. Bring to the boil. Pour in the coconut milk. Season with patis. When the mixture starts to boil, add the clams. Wait until the liquid boils, count two minutes then turn off the heat. Add freshly ground pepper and serve at once.
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I remember eating something this whenever I had a new baby, my mother in law (RIP) used to cook something like it for me. Malunggay and clams as well as coconut are known as milk producing foods, oi vey I never felt like a cow…I love this dish.
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Connie you’re my hero…I cooked bangus belly steak for the first time last weeked as a potluck at a party and they loved it.
Awwww, you make me blush. I’m happy that I can encourage people to cook at home more.
Hi Connie.
I’ve been using your recipes at least once a week. The coco chili chicken was good too.
I live in the East Coast. What can I use to replace malungay? It’s hard to find that here.
Thanks.
Yum, that looks so great that I’m drooling!
this is really delicious!!!!
Hi MIss Connie
A friend of mine used 7-up or Sprite as the broth, no water, it’s sweet, try it.
Lisa