Batchoy

Description
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

 * 1 tbsp. oil
 * 1 clove garlic, minced
 * 1 medium onion thinly sliced
 * 1/2" gingerroot cut into strips
 * 1/2 cup diced cooked pork meat
 * 1/2 cup diced pork liver
 * 1/4 cup diced pork kidney
 * 4 cups stock used for boiling meats
 * 1 tbsp. patis (fish sauce)
 * 1 tsp. salt
 * 1/8 tsp. pepper
 * 2 oz. misua or vermicelli or fine rice noodles*(about 1 cup)
 * 2 green onions, minced

Directions
1. In a medium saucepan, heat oil, sauté garlic, ginger and onions for two minutes. Add pork, liver and kidney. Stir-fry for 5 minutes.

2. Add meat stock and bring to boil, season with patis, salt, and pepper. Lower heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

3. Add misua, cook 1 minute, and remove from heat. Garnish with green onions serve hot.