Sopas Recipe (Filipino Macaroni Soup)
Sopas, or Filipino Chicken Macaroni Soup, is a delicious, creamy dish with chicken, pasta, and vegetables in every spoonful. A classic Filipino soup that you can easily make in your kitchen --- a meal on its own!
Servings: 3
Calories: 370kcal
Equipment
- Medium to Large Pan, with lid
- Strainer
Ingredients
- 1/2 piece chicken breast (about 250 grams or 1/2 pound), with skin and bones
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped into small dice
- 1 stalk celery, chopped into small dice
- 1 cup hotdog, chopped
- 100 grams macaroni (3.5 ounces or about 3/4 to 1 cup)
- 1/3 cup evaporated milk
- 1 piece dried bay leaf
- 6 whole peppercorns
- 2 pieces chicken bouillon cubes
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- salt and pepper, for additional seasoning
Instructions
- Combine chicken breast, bay leaf, peppercorns, and four cups of water in a medium saucepan.
- Cover with a lid, place it over medium-high heat, and bring to a boil --- remove any scum floating on top.
- Adjust the heat to low and simmer until the chicken is cooked, then remove it from the water and let it cool.
- Once the chicken is cool enough to handle, separate the meat from the skin and bones, shredding it with your hands ---- then set aside.
- In another medium to large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat.
- Add garlic and onion and cook until the onion becomes translucent.
- Add carrot and celery; mix for a couple of minutes.
- Add the chopped hotdog and the shredded chicken, mixing to combine everything.
- Use a strainer to pour the liquid from the chicken, then add the bouillon cubes and half a tablespoon of fish sauce. (NOTE: If using a fully-seasoned stock, do not add the fish sauce right away; taste it first!)
- Cover with a lid, boil, adjust the heat, and simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Add the macaroni.
- Cover and lower heat --- then continue simmering your sopas until the macaroni is cooked.
- Pour the evaporated milk.
- Mix, taste, and adjust seasoning by adding ground black pepper or fish sauce.
- Remove your pot of chicken sopas from the heat.
- Transfer into serving bowls and enjoy!
Notes
- Cook's Tip #1: Keep the bones when cooking the chicken. It helps keep the meat moist and adds a deeper flavor to the macaroni soup.
- Cook's Tip #2: Discard the scum that floats when cooking the chicken.
- Refer to the post for more tips and substitutions.
Nutrition
Calories: 370kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 785mg | Potassium: 655mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 3563IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 118mg | Iron: 1mg