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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 Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 168 kcal
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Filipino

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

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  1. In a pot, saute ginger, garlic, and onion in oil over medium heat until limp and aromatic.
  2. 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. 
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Ladle to serving bowls and serve with steaming hot rice.

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 Information

Calories 168kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 3g (1%) Protein 20g (40%) Fat 7g (11%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Cholesterol 192mg (64%) Sodium 795mg (33%) Potassium 367mg (10%) Fiber 0g (0%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 9045IU (181%) Vitamin C 14mg (16%) Calcium 25mg (3%) Iron 10.8mg (60%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 168

% Daily Value*

Calories 168kcal 8%
Carbohydrates 3g 1%
Protein 20g 40%
Fat 7g 11%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 192mg 64%
Sodium 795mg 33%
Potassium 367mg 8%
Fiber 0g 0%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 9045IU 181%
Vitamin C 14mg 16%
Calcium 25mg 3%
Iron 10.8mg 60%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.