May 24, 2008

My Very Own Pancit Palabok

As a Pinay Mommy, we love to cook (though I don't really cook that much) and of course we want to share our favorite foods with our kids. Pancit Palabok is one of my favorite foods and I am posting this because I am joining the PMC's weekly fest, of course I wanna get the wonderful freebies from PMC. That's how we, Mom's, bond. We share ideas and we're enjoying every moment of it. :-D



Ingredients

Noodles - 1/2 kilo of white and round miki
Boil 4 cups water, add a little salt. Put noodles in strainer and dip in boiling water for 5 minutes or till noodles is cooked. Drain. Transfer on plate. Top with garnishings. Pour palabok on top. Garnish with sliced cooked eggs and chopped spring onions.

Garnishings

* squid adobo (pusit)
* flaked fish meat (tinapa)
* pork sitsaron, coarsely pounded
* powdered pork sitsaron
* fried minced garlic
* cooked shrimps, shelled
* hard boiled eggs, sliced
* chopped spring onions

Palabok

* 1/2 kilo fresh small crabs
* (possibly w/soft shell)
* 1 large onion, chopped finely
* 4 cloves garlic, minced
* 3 tbsp cornstarch
* 1 1/2 cups water
* 3 tbsp atchuete seeds or
* 2 tbsp atchuete oil
* 2 tbsp patis
* 1 tsp vetsin

PROCEDURE

Wash crabs, open up and extract fat top shell, squeeze out meat from body. Set fat and meat aside. Then pound crab and squeeze juice in 1 1/2 cups of water. Set aside juice till brown. Add onion. Add crabs fat meat, season with patis. Stir for 2 minutes and add crab juice. Season With patis and vetsin. Let boil for 10 minutes , stirring constantly Then, add dissolved cornstarch, stir until it thickens.



Week 1: May 25 - May 30, 2008 - FOOD

6 comments:

  1. i felt very hungry na talaga mommy!!

    by the way, don't forget the weekly fest badge to place in your entry. thanks!!

    thanks for participating also!!

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  2. palabok is my fave pud! hehehehehe

    dnt know how to make it, though

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  3. medyo mabubusisi at madaming kailangang gawin...pero bakit ba, yun nga ang nagpapasarap diba!? miss ko na rin ang Pansit Palabok. salamat sa recipe mo...at makakatikim na naman ako ng Palabok :) magandang araw.

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  4. hola jona! ang sarap nyan, pahingi ako. i really love pancit palabok pero i've never tried cooking it. thanks for sharing the recipe :)

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  5. wow nako hungry na ako namiss ko na ganito... Akin nandoon din sa blog ko.. Sige salamats a recipe kinacopy ko at iprint for collection. Can i ask a favor too? Vote mo naman ako sa http://www.carlotaonline.com and my entry is Miracle and Blessing...Thanks

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  6. Mommy, congrats for winning pinaymommy's' weekly fest

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