20/07/2025
❗️Palabok recipe❗️
Basic Palabok Recipe
• Ingredients: Bihon noodles, tinapa flakes, annatto powder, ground pork, squids cubes, cornstarch slurry, chicharon, boiled eggs, green onions, calamansi  .
• Steps: Soak noodles in boiling water, prepare sauce by sautéing garlic, onion, and ground pork, add tinapa flakes, annatto powder, and shrimp cubes. Thicken with cornstarch slurry, then assemble noodles with sauce and toppings  .
Seafood-Enhanced Palabok
• Ingredients: Shrimp stock, shrimp, butter, tinapa granules, annatto seeds, shrimp cube, vermicelli noodles, crushed chicharon, hard-boiled eggs  .
• Steps: Make shrimp stock using shrimp shells and heads, sauté aromatics, add ground pork and tinapa granules, then pour in shrimp stock. Thicken with cornstarch slurry and serve with toppings  .
Budget-Friendly Palabok
• Ingredients: Bihon noodles, chicharon powder, tinapa powder, shrimp cube, annatto powder, garlic, onion, ground pork  .
• Steps: Sauté garlic, onion, and ground pork, add chicharon powder, tinapa powder, and shrimp cube. Adjust sauce consistency with slurry, then layer noodles with sauce and toppings  .
Key Differences
• Sauce Base: Basic recipes use shrimp cubes, while seafood versions rely on shrimp stock for enhanced flavor.
• Toppings: Seafood versions include shrimp and tinapa granules, while budget-friendly recipes use chicharon powder and garlic