Spabok

Ingredients for Spabok

• Spaghetti noodles
• Water, divided
• 150 g crab meat
• 150 g crab fat
• 1/2 cup flaked smoked fish
• 3 tbsp annatto powder
• Fish sauce, to taste
• 3 tbsp cornstarch
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 red onion, minced
• Oil
• 300 g large shrimp, shell-on
• Crushed pork crackling (chicharon)
• Chopped spring onions
• Hard-boiled eggs, sliced
• Fried garlic
• Lemon, sliced

How to cook Spabok

1. 1.Cook spaghetti in boiling water according to package directions; drain and set aside.
2. 2.Boil shrimp in 3 cups water until cooked. Reserve liquid, shell shrimp, and crush shells to extract flavor through a fine sieve.
3. 3.Blend crab meat, crab fat, shrimp broth, annatto powder, and fish sauce until smooth.
4. 4.Sauté garlic and onion in oil. Add crab mixture and smoked fish, then bring to a boil.
5. 5.Stir cornstarch with a little water, add it, and simmer until thick; loosen with water if necessary.
6. 6.Spoon sauce over spaghetti and garnish with shrimp, chicharon, spring onions, egg, fried garlic, and lemon.