Philippines

Pancit Palabok

Name: Pancit Palabok
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: 300 g Rice vermicelli (bihon); 200 g Shrimp; some of each Shrimp broth & annatto; 2 tbsp Cornstarch; some of each Smoked fish & pork cracklings; some of each Eggs & lime

Rice noodles with shrimp sauce

Pancit palabok is a festive Filipino noodle dish: rice vermicelli under a thick, orange-gold shrimp sauce.

Lavishly topped with shrimp, crispy pork, smoked fish (tinapa), egg and crunchy cracklings - a feast for the eyes at celebrations.

Servings4

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Rice vermicelli (bihon)300 g
Shrimp200 g
Shrimp broth & annattosome of each
Cornstarch2 tbsp
Smoked fish & pork cracklingssome of each
Eggs & limesome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cook shrimp broth with annatto and starch into a thick sauce.
Soak and cook the rice noodles.
Pour the sauce over the noodles.
Top with shrimp, fish, egg and cracklings.
Serve with lime wedges.

Make it original

Bihon noodles and annatto for pancit palabok are in the Asia Boutique.

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