Palabok

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Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 35 mins Total time: 45 mins Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 pack (1 lb) Bihon (Rice vermicelli) noodles
• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• ½ lb ground pork
• 1 packet Mama Sita’s™ Pancit Palabok sauce mixture
• 1/2 tsp fish sauce
• dash ground black pepper
• 1 cup boiled pork, thinly sliced and cut into small pieces
• 2 pieces fried firm tofu, cubed (optional)
• ½ cup tinapa (smoked fish) flakes (optional)
• ½ cup chicharon (crispy pork skin); pounded
• 2 hard boiled eggs; sliced
• ½ cup cooked shrimps (boiled or steamed)
• ¼ cup green onion or scallions, finely chopped
• 3 tbsp fried garlic
• 6 to 8 pieces calamansi

Sauce ingredients:

• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• ½ lb ground pork
• 1 tbsp Annatto powder
• 3 cups pork broth
• 1 piece shrimp cube
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• ½ tsp ground black pepper

Instructions:

Soak the rice noodles in water for about 15 minutes. Drain into cooking strainer and set aside.

In a saucepan, cook the sauce mixture and pour in the cooking oil. Add ground pork and cook for about 5 to 7 minutes. Bring to a boil.

Add the fish sauce and ground black pepper. Simmer until sauce becomes thick. Set aside.

In a pot, place the soaked noodles and submerge the strainer into the boiling water for about a minute; make sure that the noodles are still firm. Drain and set aside in a serving plate.

Pour the sauce mixture on top of the noodles. Garnish toppings over the sauce.

Serve with a slice of lemon or calamansi. Share and enjoy!