La Paz Batchoy Recipe
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LAPAZ BATSOY
One of the common food in Negros, and iloilo, Philippines is the batchoy or batsoy, and only in Ilonggo region. But the original batchoy is found in the iloilo and we call it " La Paz BATCHOY.
The term batchoy is derived from the Chinese ba chui. The founder of the batchoy in iloilo are owned by the chinese business man start from 50's and inherit by his son, that are found in the market place of La Paz , IloIlo, Philippines.
The signature Ingredients of batchoy are rich pork and beef based, broth filled with yellow noodles and topped with cut-up roast pork, chicharron, fried garlic, and scallions.
There are hundreds of invator of La Paz Batchoy,TED's is one of the best innovator of batchoy, some innovator cooked it with " guinamos" (Visayan fermented fish paste), sugar, salt, intestines, liver, pork bones, beef bones. One also of the best innovator of batchoy is the Deco's which had also been one of the most successful batchoy business in the country.
La Paz Batchoy Ingredients:
300 grams pork kidney
1/4 kilo pork Lapay (spleen)
1/4 kilo pork tenderloin
200 grams pork liver
1 tablespoon ginger, cut into fine strips
1 head garlic, minced
1 medium onion, minced
5 cups water (or chicken broth if you use chicken meat)
salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons patis
200 g. fresh miki, washed
for toppings:
spring onions, chopped
toasted garlic (fried separately)
1/2 cup pork cracklings or chicharon, pounded to your preference
whole raw egg for each bowl serving
La Paz Batchoy Cooking Instructions:
- In a large pot, pour in 10-12 c. of stock (from boiled beef and pork bones) and add all broth ingredients and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and blanch shrimp until cooked.
- Remove shrimp from the pot, remove shell and head each shrimp, set aside.
- Add in pork, chicken and liver in the pot, let simmer for 20–25 minutes or until pork, chicken and liver are tender add more stock if necessary.
- Remove pork, chicken and liver from the pot, drain and let cool.
- Continue simmering the broth in low heat until ready to serve, season with salt to taste.
- Slice the pork, chicken and liver into thin strips and set aside.
- Place noodles in serving bowl and pour strained boiling stock over the noodles. Top with pork, chicken, liver, shrimp. Garnish with chicharon, spring onion and fried garlic.
- Serve immediately.
Different type of Batchoy in TED's The old timer Lapaz Batchoy Restaurant:

Below the different version of batchoy made by IloIlo and Bacolod people.





any one love Batchoy? for me I love batsoy