Filipino Pancit Palabok Recipe

Every time we stop by a fast food like Jollibee, my sister orders nothing except her favorite Pancit Palabok. One time, I suggested "Why don't you surprise your friends by preparing and cooking your very own Pancit Palabok?" So we called up our Aunt Mae and asked for her secret Pancit Palabok Recipe. Aunt Mae used to own a restaurant and also does all the cooking. On that same weekend, we visited Aunt Mae and my sister had a crash course on Pancit Palabok Recipes.

The Pancit Palabok Recipe I have prepared here is the same recipe used by our Aunt Mae. Try it out!

Ingredients:

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

For the palabok toppings:

• Tinapa flakes (smoked fish), you can also use canned tuna flakes
• Cooked shrimps, shelled
• Adobong pusit (adobo squid rings), sliced into rings
• Pork chicharon, grounded
• Spring onions, chopped
• Hard boiled eggs, sliced
• Fried garlic, minced
• Fresh calamansi (lemon), sliced

Cooking Procedure:

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

 
Hot Tips:

• Put some chicharon or pork cracklings for your toppings.

SEE MORE FILIPINO PANCIT RECIPES!

What can you say about this Pancit Palabok Recipe? Give us your feedback below.