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Pansit palabok, a noodle dish with a rocou-based sauce, and shrimp.

Pancit palabok, noodles with annatto shrimp sauce

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Rice vermicelli with soybean sprouts, a sauce made with annatto and shrimp, topped with pork, tofu, smoked fish, and egg: a classic Filipino dish.

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Recipe from Urbano, Yivan000, Matiia and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Pansit palabok is one of the most popular noodle dishes in the Philippines. Its rich sauce, made with shrimp oil and shrimp broth, coats the vermicelli, which is topped with pork, tofu, shrimp, hard-boiled eggs, and smoked fish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodStewed
  • Estimated cost$20.73 $3.46 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.22
  • $4.19
  • $0.13
  • $1.33
  • $0.14
  • $0.04
  • $0.53
  • $0.13
  • $0.80
  • $1.50
  • $0.10
  • $0.19
  • $11.43

Prices from US supermarkets for 10 of 13 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Boil the water in a saucepan.
  2. Place the soybean sprouts in a colander and arrange the vermicelli on top. ≈ 3 min
  3. Submerge them in the hot water and let them soften.
  4. Drain the liquid, then pour it into a large dish. ≈ 2 min
  5. In a saucepan, heat the oil with the cumin seeds over medium heat until the seeds start to pop and the oil turns red. Remove the seeds.
  6. Pour the in the shrimp broth and bring to a boil.
  7. Whisk the flour into the water, then pour into the broth and simmer until the sauce thickens. Season with salt and pepper.
  8. Pour the sauce over the noodles. ≈ 3 min
  9. Place the pork, tofu, shrimp, and hard-boiled egg slices on top. ≈ 3 min
  10. Garnish with smoked fish, crumbled cheese, fresh onions, and fried garlic.
  11. Serve with the green lemons. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Pancit palabok, noodles with annatto shrimp sauce

  • 50 g of soybean sprouts$0.22
  • 500 g of rice vermicelli, briefly soaked in water$4.19
  • 2 tablespoons of oil$0.13
  • 480 ml of shrimp broth$1.33
  • 6 tablespoons of flour$0.14
  • 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
  • 1 teaspoon of pepper$0.53
  • 30 g of French-style pork rinds, crushed$0.13
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced$0.80
  • 80 g of cooked and peeled shrimp$1.50
  • 50 g of fresh onions, chopped$0.10
  • 1 tablespoon of fried garlic$0.19
  • 8 green lemons$11.43

Total$20.73

that's $3.46 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 1.9 liters of water
  • 50 g of soybean sprouts
  • 500 g of rice vermicelli, briefly soaked in water
  • 2 tablespoons of oil
  • 2 tablespoons of rock salt
  • 480 ml of shrimp broth
  • 6 tablespoons of flour
  • 120 ml of water
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of pepper
  • 150 g of boiled pork, cut into strips
  • 2 pieces of tofu, fried and cut into small cubes
  • 30 g of shredded smoked fish
  • 30 g of French-style pork rinds, crushed
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
  • 80 g of cooked and peeled shrimp
  • 50 g of fresh onions, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon of fried garlic
  • 8 green lemons

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