Batchoy Tagalog

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Quantity Ingredient
1 lb. Pork loin
1/2 lb. Pork spleen
1/2 lb. Pork liver
1/2 lb. Pork blood, coagulated
2 ounces misua
3 ounces Hot pepper leaves
1 piece Onion, sliced
5 cloves Garlic, crushed
4 grams Maggi Magic Sarap
6 cups Water
3 tablespoons Cooking oil
-- Fish sauce and ground black pepper to taste
  1. Saute aromatics: Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pot. Saute 5 cloves garlic until brown, then add 1 sliced onion and 3 julienned thumbs of ginger. Cook until soft.
  2. Cook pork: Add 1 lb pork loin and cook until light brown. Stir in 1 tbsp fish sauce.
  3. Simmer: Pour 6 cups water, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes until pork is tender.
  4. Add liver and spleen: Stir in 1/2 lb pork liver and 1/2 lb pork spleen. Boil for 5 minutes.
  5. Add pork blood: Lower heat, add 1/2 lb pork blood, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring gently.
  6. Finish: Add 2 oz misua, 4 g Maggi Magic Sarap, fish sauce, and pepper. Stir in 3 oz hot pepper leaves, cover, and let rest for 2 minutes.

Clarisse Yvonne Casal | 9-Emerald