Pancit Malabon

Ingredients for Pancit Malabon

• 500 g thick rice noodles
• Water, as needed
• 150 g crab meat
• 150 g crab fat
• 1/2 cup flaked smoked fish
• 3 tablespoons annatto powder
• Fish sauce, to taste
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 to 3 cups water
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 red onion, minced
• Oil, for cooking
• Shrimp, shell-on
• Squid, sliced into rings
• Mussels, shell-on
• Crushed chicharon
• Chopped spring onions
• Hard-boiled eggs, sliced
• Fried garlic
• Lemon, sliced

How to cook Pancit Malabon

1. 1.Cook rice noodles according to package directions, drain, and set aside.
2. 2.Boil shrimp, mussels, and squid in 2 cups water until cooked. Reserve the liquid; shell shrimp and mussels, and reserve seafood.
3. 3.Pound shrimp shells, strain their juices with the seafood cooking liquid, then blend with crab meat, crab fat, annatto, and fish sauce.
4. 4.Sauté garlic and onion in oil. Add the crab mixture and smoked fish.
5. 5.Stir cornstarch with a little water, add to the pan, and simmer until thickened, thinning with water if needed.
6. 6.Toss noodles with sauce. Top with seafood, chicharon, spring onions, eggs, fried garlic, and lemon.