My FAVORITE Filipino Dish | Pancit Palabok

crab meat

🥗Healthier: shredded chicken

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is more affordable and still provides protein.

pork

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken

Chicken is a less expensive protein alternative.

chicharrón

🥗Healthier: crispy shallots

💰Cheaper: fried garlic

Fried garlic is a budget-friendly crunchy topping.

Boil seafood stock with shrimp skin, heads, and tails to enhance flavor.

Sauté onions and garlic until sizzling.

Add ground pork and mash it up while it browns.

Season the pork with a lot of pepper and fish sauce, sauté for another 5 minutes.

Add 2 tablespoons of anato powder to the pork mixture.

Incorporate potato starch to thicken the sauce, cooking it with the pork for a few minutes.

Remove shrimp heads and skins from the seafood stock.

Blanch shrimp meat in the seafood stock until just cooked, then remove.

Pour the seafood stock into the pork mixture and let it simmer on medium heat until thickened.

Pre-cook the noodles, using a thicker type preferred for palabok.

Prepare toppings: add green onions, hardboiled egg, fried garlic, and crushed pork rinds on top of the noodles and sauce.

Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice and additional green onions for garnish.

Cooking Techniques

Spice Level:

Allergens