Pancit Palabok

Ingredients for Pancit Palabok

• 500 g thin rice noodles or bihon
• Water
• 150 g crab meat
• 150 g crab fat
• 150 g minced pork
• 1/2 cup smoked fish, flaked
• 1 tbsp annatto powder
• Fish sauce
• 3 tbsp cornstarch
• 3 cups water
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 red onion, minced
• Oil
• Shrimps, shell-on
• Pork crackling (chicharon), crushed
• Spring onions, chopped
• Hard-boiled eggs, sliced
• Fried garlic
• Lemon, sliced

How to cook Pancit Palabok

1. 1.Cook noodles according to package directions; drain and set aside. Boil shrimps in 3 cups water, reserving broth and seafood.
2. 2.Shell shrimp. Pound shells, strain with the reserved broth, then blend broth with crab meat, crab fat, annatto, and fish sauce.
3. 3.Sauté garlic and onion in oil. Add pork for 3 minutes, then stir in crab mixture and smoked fish.
4. 4.Whisk cornstarch with a little water; add to sauce. Boil and simmer until thickened, loosening with water if necessary.
5. 5.Top noodles with sauce, shrimp, chicharon, spring onions, eggs, and fried garlic. Add lemon before serving.