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Batchoy Soup in a bowl with pork meat, kidney and spleen
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5 from 4 votes

Batsui (Kapampangan Batchoy Soup)

Batsui or the Kapampangan Batchoy Soup is a hearty soup made from pork meat, kidney, and spleen cooked in ginger broth and flavored with chili leaves.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: batchoy soup
Servings: 6
Calories: 168kcal
Author: Bebs

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 2-3 thumbs ginger - cut into strips
  • 3 cloves garlic - minced
  • 1 medium onion - chopped
  • 250 grams lean pork (lomo or pigue/ham) - cut into small pieces
  • 75 grams pork kidney - cut into small strips
  • 3 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 7 cups water
  • 250 grams pork spleen/melts (kundilat or lapay) - cut into small pieces
  • ½ teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1 cup chili leaves

Instructions

  • In a pot, saute ginger, garlic, and onion in oil over medium heat until limp and aromatic.
  • Add lean pork and kidney then pour in fish sauce. Let it cook for 5 minutes or until the meat is no longer pink and has absorbed some of the fish sauce. 
  • Add water and bring to boil. Cover the pot with the lid and lower the heat to low. Let it simmer until the lean pork becomes tender, about 30-40 minutes.
  • Add the pork spleen and simmer for another 10 minutes. Season with ground pepper and add the chili leaves 2-3 minutes before turning off the heat.
  • Ladle to serving bowls and serve with steaming hot rice.

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Notes

If you have difficulty finding pork spleen and kidney, just use liver in an equal amount to the lean pork meat. Not as authentic and tasty as the original recipe but it would also be good.

Nutrition

Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 192mg | Sodium: 795mg | Potassium: 367mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 9045IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 10.8mg