Pancit Palabok Recipe

Since its time to celebrate Thanksgiving – here a recipe for you all to try, its one of many filipino dish that is my favorite!  I will miss the Thanksgiving gathering with family – this year they’re going to be at my cousin Marnie’s place and its potluck style as it has always been! So here that I am far away, (SC) we will have potluck with some friends and whoever is away from home and family is more than welcome to come and join us.  HAPPY THANKS GIVING to you all and have a wonderful weekend!! Thanks to Filipino Food Recipes

Estimated preparation for toppings: 1 1/2 hours

Estimated cooking time for sauce & noodles: 40 minutes

Pansit Palabok Ingredients:

Palabok Noodles / Sauce

  • 1/2 kilo miki noodles

  • 1/2 kilo small crabs

  • 5 cloves of garlic, minced

  • 1 onion, chopped

  • 2 tablespoons of atchuete seeds or oil

  • 2 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)

  • 4 tablespoons of cornstarch, dissolved in water

  • 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate (MSG)

  • 1 1/2 cups of water

Palabok Toppings

  • Tinapa flakes (smoked fish)

  • Cooked shrimps, shelled

  • Squid adobo, sliced into rings

  • Pork chicharon, grounded

  • Spring onions, chopped

  • Hard boiled eggs, shelled, sliced

  • Fried garlic, minced

  • Fresh calamansi (lemon), sliced

Pansit Palabok Cooking Instructions:

  • Extract fat and meat from clean crabs, set aside.

  • Pound crab and extract juice on 1 1/2 cups of water

  • On a pan, sauté garlic and onions until golden brown then add crab fat, crab meat, 1 1/2 cups of crab wash, patis and MSG. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.

  • Add corn starch and continue to simmer while constantly stirring until thick.

  • Put miki noodles in a strainer and dip in boiling water for 5 minutes or until cooked.

  • Lay drained noodles on a platter and pour the palabok sauce. Garnish with toppings and serve.

Comments (8)

RonNovember 26th, 2009 at 21:04

Hi Im Ron, a proud Filipino.
This is a nice recipe of Pancit palabok with a twist.

I wonder if you are aware of this Filipino recipe blog?
http://philippinesfoodrecipes.blogspot.com

Maybe, you can add it up on your blog roll or blog friends for future references.
Thanks!

RonNovember 27th, 2009 at 01:04

Hi Im Ron, a proud Filipino.
This is a nice recipe of Pancit palabok with a twist.

I wonder if you are aware of this Filipino recipe blog?
http://philippinesfoodrecipes.blogspot.com

Maybe, you can add it up on your blog roll or blog friends for future references.
Thanks!

PabzAugust 16th, 2010 at 16:08

Your pancit palabok recipes seems to be so good! I’ve always loved Filipino dishes. I always love noodles and I will definitely be trying your recipe! Thank you for sharing. –Pabz of http://www.myfilipinorecipes.com

Cook n' Share – Canada – We like to share our efforts with Filipino food lovers. This is why the site is called Cook n' Share. Happy cooking!
daveDecember 22nd, 2010 at 07:28

wow, ive tried your pancit palabok recipe and its really fantastic. Im searching for traditional palabok and lucky i found this one. Greetings from Canada.
http://www.filipinocooking.net

Katkimjac – United Kingdom
KatDecember 22nd, 2010 at 08:16

COOL! I would like to add your blog to my blog… =)

Cook n' Share – Canada – We like to share our efforts with Filipino food lovers. This is why the site is called Cook n' Share. Happy cooking!
DaveJanuary 4th, 2011 at 16:33

hi kat! This dave again. I dont mind link exchange.

Katkimjac – United Kingdom
KatJanuary 4th, 2011 at 17:37

thanks! give me the link address to your blog and your name.
This is my name of the my blog and link address as follows:

The Filipino Friends – http://thefilipinofriends.com

Katkimjac – United Kingdom
KatJanuary 28th, 2011 at 10:19

cool deal! I think I have put it…not sure if you sent me your link yet… not been feeling well… thanks!

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