La Paz Batchoy

Soup perks up every meal and serves as a great appetizer. Philippines has a variety of soups, among which is the La Paz Batchoy that originated in Iloilo. It is a noodle soup garnished with pork innards, crushed pork cracklings, vegetables, and topped with cracked raw egg; a truly tempting treat.

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsps. cooking oil
• 1 head garlic, minced
• 1 medium onion, minced
• 200 g. pork kasim, boiled & cut to strips
• 1 Pork Broth Cube, crushed
• 2 cups pork broth
• 2 cups water
• 150 g. fresh miki, washed
• 100 g. pork liver, cut to strips
• spring onions, chopped
• chicharon, pounded (optional)

Procedure:
1. Heat oil and saute garlic until brown. Set aside, leaving only about 2 cloves in the pan.

2. Add onion, pork strips and Pork Broth Cube, cook a few min.

3. Stir in pork broth and water. Bring to boil then add miki and liver. Simmer about 2 min. then serve topped with fried garlic, spring onions and chicharon if desired.