Proud to be Filipino Dish

Pancit Palabok is a proud to be Filipino recipe. But before the recipe lets have a little trivia about pancit palabok. Pancit Palabok is a term for noodles in Filipino. Noodles were introduce by the Chinese to the Philippines and been adopted in the local cuisine. Pancit has many version in the Philippines and Pancit Palabok is one of those recipe. How to cook Pancit Palabok? Read this recipe: (recipe and picture copied in:http://www.pinoycookingrecipes.com/pancit-palabok.html)

INGREDIENTS:

1 pack Rice sticks (Bihon noodles)

For the Sauce:
1/2 to 3/4 lb ground pork
3 cups pork broth + 1/4 cup for cornstarch + 1/4 cup for atsuete
1 piece shrimp cube
4 tbsp of cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup pork broth
1 tbsp anatto powder (atsuete) dissolved in 1/4 cup pork broth
3 cloves garlic
1 small onion chopped
3 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp cooking oil

For the Toppings:

cooked shrimps (shelled)
smoked fish (Tinapa) flakes
pork chicharon (grounded)
hard boiled eggs
fried minced garlic
spring onions
lemon or calamansi extract

HOW TO COOK PALABOK
Sauce:
1.Heat cooking oil in a saucepan and saute garlic and onion.
2.Add the ground pork and cook for 5 minutes or until the pork turns brown.
3.Add the pork broth (3 cups) and the dissolved annato (atsuete) Let it boil.
4.Add a piece of shrimp cube and fish sauce then add the dissolved cornstarch.
  Cook until sauce becomes thick. Set aside.

For the Rice Sticks / Bihon Noodles
1.Place the noodles in a strainer and submerge in boiling water for about 2 minutes or until the noodles are       cooked.
2.Drain the noodles and transfer to a serving plate.
3.Pour the palabok sauce and garnish with the toppings. Squeeze some lemon or calamansi.
  Serve hot and Enjoy!