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Pansit Palabok Ingredients:

Palabok Noodles / Sauce

• 1/2 kilo miki noodles
• 1/2 kilo small crabs
• 5 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons of atchuete seeds or oil
• 2 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)
• 4 tablespoons of cornstarch, dissolved in water
• 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
• 1 1/2 cups of water

Palabok Toppings

• Tinapa flakes (smoked fish)
• Cooked shrimps, shelled
• Squid adobo, sliced into rings
• Pork chicharon, grounded
• Spring onions, chopped
• Hard boiled eggs, shelled, sliced
• Fried garlic, minced
• Fresh calamansi (lemon), sliced

• Extract fat and meat from clean crabs, set aside.
• Pound crab and extract juice on 1 1/2 cups of water
• On a pan, sauté garlic and onions until golden brown then add crab fat, crab meat, 1 1/2 cups of crab wash, patis and MSG. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add corn starch and continue to simmer while constantly stirring until thick.
• Put miki noodles in a strainer and dip in boiling water for 5 minutes or until cooked.
• Lay drained noodles on a platter and pour the palabok sauce. Garnish with toppings and serve.

Spaghetti Ingredients:

• 1 kg. spaghetti noodles
• 1/2 kg. ground beef
• 1/2 kg. ground pork
• 1/4 kg. hotdogs, diagonally sliced
• 1 kg. tomato sauce (or 3/4 kg. tomato sauce and 1/4 kg. banana catsup)
• 3 pieces laurel leaves (bay leaves)
• 1/4 cup brown or white sugar (reduce to 1/8 cup if using banana catsup)
• 2 green bell peppers, diced
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 head garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons of cooking oil
• 1 cup of water
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup grated cheese

• Cook spaghetti noodles according to package instructions.
• In a sauce pan or wok, sauté garlic and onions in cooking oil.
• Add ground beef, ground pork, laurel leaves, bell pepper and a cup of water. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add tomato sauce or combination of banana catsup and tomato sauce, salt and pepper to taste then let simmer for another 10 minutes
• Add brown sugar and hotdogs. Continue to simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
• Optional: add hot sauce e.g. Tabasco for more spice if desired.
• Serve with the cooked spaghetti noodles and grated cheese on top.