Creamy Palabok
Can't decide between Palabok and Carbonara? Try this creamy Palabonara! It's a delicious mash-up of two Filipino classics, pancit palabok and pasta carbonara with cornstarch noodles, creamy sauce, and assorted toppings.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 466kcal
Ingredients
- ¼ cup oil
- ½ pound ground pork
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 packet (8 gms) Maggi Magic Sarap
- 2 packs (250 ml each) Nestle All-Purpose cream
Toppings
- 8 pieces poached shrimp
- 1 cup fried tofu cubes
- 2 tablespoons fried garlic bits
- 1 cup tinapa flakes
- 1 cup chicharon, crushed
- ¼ cup chopped green onions
- 4 hardboiled eggs, peeled and quartered
- calamansi
Instructions
- Cook noodles in boiling water according to package directions. Drain well.
- In a pan, heat about until the color is extracted. Remove the seeds from the pan.
- Cook ground pork until lightly browned, breaking apart with the back of the spoon.
- Season with fish sauce and Magic Sarap. Stir to distribute.
- Add Nestle cream and simmer until the pork is fully cooked and the sauce slightly thickens.
- Arrange noodles on a serving platter and spoon palabok sauce on top. Garnish with shrimp, tofu, tinapa flakes, crushed chicharon, garlic bits, and green onions.
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Notes
- If serving the palabok later, cook them a little less than the suggested time to allow for reheating without turning them mushy.
- Cook the sauce on low heat and do not boil, as the extreme change in heat might curdle the cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 466kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 232mg | Sodium: 294mg | Potassium: 393mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1038IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 145mg | Iron: 2mg