Palabok Cornstarch Sticks

These noodles are perfect for the traditional Filipino Palabok dish. Palabok is a noodle dish with a shrimp sauce and topped with boiled shrimps, boiled pork, finely ground Chicharon, fried tofu, spring onions and fried garlic.

Necessities:

• 1 bag of Mama Sita's palabok mix
• 750 ml of water
• 227 gr Palabok Noodles or Rice Noodles (Bihon)
• 45 ml Oil (3 tablespoons)
• 30 gr Pressed garlic
• 125g Coarse piece of picked fish (e.g. smoked mackerel)
• 2 liters of water
• 30 ml Oil
• 45 g Deep fried garlic
• 125 gr Picked boiled chicken
• 15 gr Spring onion cut
• 15 g Chicharon or Shrimp crackers Roughly crumbled
• 30 g Lime or Calamansi slices
• 2 pcs hard boiled eggs
• Possibly Fish Sauce (patis)

Preparation method:

• Dissolve the Mama Sita's Palabok mix in 750 ml of water
• Fry the crushed garlic and add it to the sauce with half of the plucked fish
• Bring it to a boil and keep stirring well
• Reduce the heat and let the sauce simmer until thicker
• Remove it from the heat and set it aside
• Bring 2 liters of water and 2 tablespoons of oil to the boil and add the noodles
• Cook the noodles briefly until cooked
• Drain and rinse the noodles with water
• Mix the noodles with 1 tablespoon of oil to prevent the noodles from sticking
• Place the noodles on a platter, possibly with a banana leaf.
• Pour the sauce over the noodles and garnish with boiled egg slices, roasted garlic, plucked chicken, chopped spring onions, plucked fish, crushed chicharon or prawn crackers, lime or calamansi slices.
• Serve with fish sauce (patis) if necessary.

Ingredients:

Corn starch, water, stabilizer E452.

Also known as: Cornstarch noodles, maisnudeln, maïs-mi, nouilles de maïs, Special Palabok
Country of origin: Philippines
Brand:Super Q
Code: 4806011813068
Content: 454 gr (16 Oz)