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La Paz Batchoy

La Paz Batchoy

Nothing beats a comforting bowl of hot La Paz Batchoy, especially on a cold rainy day. It's loaded with fresh egg noodles, flavorful broth, pork meat, chicharon, and raw egg for a hearty and tasty soup to warm you up!

⏱ Prep: 0 min ⏱ Cook: 400 min

Ingredients

  • 3 lb pork bones
  • 2 lb beef bones, with marrow
  • 0 water
  • 0.5 lb pork shoulder
  • 0.5 lb pork intestines, cleaned
  • 0.5 lb pork liver
  • 1 red onion, peeled and minced
  • 2 clove garlic, peeled and minced
  • 1 tbsp sauteed shrimp paste
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 0.25 tsp MSG
  • 0 rock salt and pepper
  • 2 (16 ounces each) fresh miki noodles
  • 0 pork cracklings (chicharon), crushed
  • 0 fried garlic bits
  • 0 green onions
  • 8 raw eggs

Instructions

  1. In a deep pot, bring enough water to cover bones to a boil. Add bones and boil, skimming off foam that floats on top, for about 10 minutes. Drain bones and discard liquid.

  2. Under cold running water, rinse bones to rid of any scum. Rinse pot. Return the bones to the pot and enough cold water (about 10 to 12 cups) to cover. Bring it to a boil. skimming off foam that floats on top. Turn down the heat and cover it, and let it simmer gently for about 2 hours.

  3. Strain broth. scrape off any attached meat from the bones and set aside. using a small spoon, scoop out marrow from beef bones and set aside. discard the bones. using colander

  4. Return broth to the pot and Bring it to a boil. Add pork shoulder and pork intestines. Cook for about 30 to 40 minutes or until tender. Use a slotted spoon, remove from pot and allow to slightly cool to touch. Slice into strips.

  5. Add liver to pot and cook for about 7 to 10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon, remove from pot and allow to slight cool to touch. Slice into strips.

  6. Add onions and garlic to the pot of hot broth. Cook for about 2 to 3 minutes or until onions and garlic are softened.

  7. Add shrimp paste and stir until dispersed. Add sugar and MSG. Season it with rock salt and pepper to taste.

  8. In a saucepot, bring about 3 quarts of water to a boil. Using a strainer basket, submerge noodles for about 30 to 40 seconds. Drain it well and divide into serving bowls.

  9. Ladle hot broth over the noodles. Top with sliced pork, intestines, liver, and any scrap meat from bones. Divide bone marrow into each bowl, if desired.

  10. Garnish it with chicharon, fried garlic bits, and green onions.

  11. Crack a raw egg into each bowl, if desired. Serve while hot.

  12. The heart of this dish is the homemade broth. Add bones, beef meat, and tendons to make the soup tastier and more flavorful.

  13. Miki noodles are traditionally used, but other fresh egg noodles will work in a pinch.