Filipino Food Festival Region 3: Talangka Soup with Green Onions

Recipe from Region 3

Talangka Soup with Green Onions (shore crab soup)

30 pcs. talangka, washed
3 cups water
2 tbs. cooking oil
¼ cup onions, chopped
½ cup tomatoes, chopped
2 tbs. patis
6 medium-sized kamias, washed
1 cup miki noodles
¼ cup green onions, cut into ½” long pieces

Extract aligue from talangka and set aside. Pound the shells, add 3 cups water, strain and boil. Set aside. Sauté onion, tomatoes and aligue. Season with patis. Add the talangka soup stock and kamias. Cover and cook until kamias is tender. Strain the kamias into a separate bowl, mash with a little stock, strain and return to the soup stock. Allow the soup to come to a boil. Add noodles and cook for 3 minutes (lower the heat if necessary). Add green onions about 1 minute before serving. Serve very hot. 6 servings.