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palabok

Palabok Recipe

Palabok is a Tagalog word that means “flowery speech”. Pancit palabok, on the other hand, is a noodle dish with a special kind of thick sauce topped with different garnishes
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: palabok, palabok noodles, pancit palabok recipe
Servings: 5
Calories: 857kcal
Author: Jenalyn Rose Forbes

Ingredients

  • 500 g bihon noodles
  • 150 g pork
  • 30 g unshelled shrimp
  • 180 g tofu
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 fresh egg
  • 2 stalks spring onions
  • 2 hard boiled eggs
  • ½ cup flour
  • 180 g smoked fish or tinapa
  • 200 g pork rinds or chicharon
  • 1 tbsp anatto seeds
  • 2 ½ cup pork broth

Instructions

Toppings:

  • Pre-soak the bihon noodle in a water.
  • Add some cooking oil in a pan on medium heat.
  • Sauté the garlic, onion and pork.
  • Add the tofu and cook until golden brown.
  • Next the shrimp.

Sauce:

  • Add the broth in a pot on medium heat.
  • Dilute the flour in a 4 tsbp of water then set aside.
  • Beat the egg.
  • Add some salt in the pot.
  • Pour the water of soaked anatto liquid in the pot.
  • Add the beaten eggs in the pot.
  • Pour the flour mixture and continuously stir.
  • Turn off the heat and set aside.

Noodles:

  • Boil a water in a pot.
  • Drop the noodles and cook until soft.
  • Drain and cool down.
  • Put the noodle on a serving plate and add a little bit of all everything.
  • Serve

Nutrition

Calories: 857kcal | Carbohydrates: 101g | Protein: 52g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 174mg | Sodium: 1267mg | Potassium: 293mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 230IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 123mg | Iron: 5mg