Pancit palabok

This recipe is taken from Filipino recipes.net

Pancit Palabok Recipe



Estimated preparation for toppings: 1 1/2 hours

Estimated cooking time for sauce & noodles: 40 minutes


Pansit Palabok Ingredients:

Palabok Noodles / Sauce

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1/2 kilo miki noodles
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1/2 kilo small crabs
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5 cloves of garlic, minced
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1 onion, chopped
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2 tablespoons of atchuete seeds or oil
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2 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)
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4 tablespoons of cornstarch, dissolved in water
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1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
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1 1/2 cups of water

Palabok Toppings

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Tinapa flakes (smoked fish)
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Cooked shrimps, shelled
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Squid adobo, sliced into rings
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Pork chicharon, grounded
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Spring onions, chopped
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Hard boiled eggs, shelled, sliced
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Fried garlic, minced
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Fresh calamansi (lemon), sliced

Pansit Palabok Cooking Instructions:

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Extract fat and meat from clean crabs, set aside.
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Pound crab and extract juice on 1 1/2 cups of water
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On a pan, sauté garlic and onions until golden brown then add crab fat, crab meat, 1 1/2 cups of crab wash, patis and MSG. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
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Add corn starch and continue to simmer while constantly stirring until thick.
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Put miki noodles in a strainer and dip in boiling water for 5 minutes or until cooked.
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Lay drained noodles on a platter and pour the palabok sauce. Garnish with toppings and serve.