Super Sosyal Pancit Palabok - The Ultimate Party Dish (2024)

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This Super Sosyal Pancit Palabok is a Filipino rice noodle dish made with a prawn sauce and topped with smoked trout, boiled eggs, crushed pork rinds and chives. It's the ultimate party dish.

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It was my birthday 2 days ago and my special request to my mom was Pancit Palabok. I actually shared our family recipe on The FeedFeed a few months ago. However due to time constraints and not being able to go to the Filipino market to get all the things, we had to do some slight modifications.

Super Sosyal Pancit Palabok

What came about was a little fancier version. Sosyal in Tagalog means fancy in English. The final dish turned out better than expected so I just had to share.

What is Pancit Palabok and what is in it?

Pancit Palabok is a rice noodle dish that is topped with a prawn sauce that is flavored and colored with atchuete (annato). A prawn stock is made by boiling prawn heads and shells in water until all the flavor is extracted making sure to press down on the heads to get all the juices out. Then the shells are strained out and the sauce is put back on the stove to reduce and thickened with arrowroot powder.

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Toppings

What I love about this pancit palabok in particular is that you can make it your own through the toppings. This is where we had to do some replacements as we could not get to the Filipino market. Here I'll list both traditional toppings and what we ended up using instead.

  • Tinapa (dried smoked fish) <> Used Smoked Trout Instead
  • Chicharon (deep fried pork rinds) <> Baked Pork Cracklings
  • Boiled Eggs
  • Green Onions <> Used Chives Instead
  • Kalamansi Juice <> Lemon Juice

My personal preference is to go way heavy on the sauce, smoked fish and kalamansi. It's really a pick your own adventure kind of dish. Totally perfect for parties as it makes it more interactive and you get to see everyone personal preference.

Super Sosyal Pancit Palabok

This Super Sosyal Pancit Palabok is a Filipino rice noodle dish made with a prawn sauce and topped with smoked trout, boiled eggs, crushed pork rinds and chives. It’s the ultimate party dish.

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Filipino

Servings: 8 People

Author: Rezel Kealoha

Ingredients

For the Prawn Stock

  • 2 Pounds Prawns, large, pealed and reserve the shells and head
  • 4 Cups Water
  • 1 Tablespoon Salt
  • 1 Teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns

For the Palabok Sauce

  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • ½ Pound Ground Pork
  • 3 Garlic Cloves Minced
  • 4 Cups Prawn Stock
  • 2 Tablespoons Arrowroot Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon Patis (Fish Sauce)
  • 1 Tablespoon Achuete powder

Noodles and Toppings

  • 2 Packets Rice Noodles
  • 6 Eggs Boiled and Cut into Slices
  • ½ Cup Crushed Pork Rinds
  • ½ Cup Smoked Trout
  • ½ Cup Diced Chives
  • 1 Whole Lemon Cut into Wedges
  • 2 Pounds Poached Prawns

Instructions

Cook The Prawn Stock

  • Add the prawn heads and peels to a medium-sized pot and cover with 4 cups water. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat and then turn it down to a slow simmer. Press down on the prawn heads and peels as it simmers away to extract as much flavor as you can. Leave it to simmer for about 30 minutes. For extra umami blend the prawn stock with the shells in a blender. Then strain the shells and place the stock in a bowl.

Make The Palabok Sauce

  • Heat the olive oil in a stock pot over medium-high and add in the pork mince. Cook until browned. Add the onions and cook for 5 minutes until transparent. Add in the garlic and cook until golden brown. Add in the firm tofu and saute for a further 5 minutes.

  • Pour in the prawn stock reserving ¼ cup. Bring to a slow boil. Meanwhile add in the achuete and arrowroot into the ¼ cup of reserved prawn stock and mix well making sure there are no lumps. Add into the sauce and keep stirring until thick.

  • Season with the fish sauce and leave to simmer for a further 30 minutes to develop more flavor. Just before serving taste and season more with fish sauce and salt and pepper

Noodles

  • Prepare the noodles according to package directions.

Serve the Palabok

  • Ladle the sauce in a bowl and lay out the noodles around the bowl. Arrange the prawns, eggs, crushed pork rinds, smoked trout, lemon wedges or and chives around the sauce and noodles so each guest can make their own mix.

Notes

Note: The prawn stock can be made a week ahead and kept in the freezer until you make the sauce. The sauce can also be made a 2-3 days ahead and kept in the refrigerator and reheated until serving.

To poach the prawns fill a large pot with water and season with 1 Tablespoon of salt. Add in the prawns and cook for 5 minutes until they start to curl and turn pink. Take out of the water.

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Super Sosyal Pancit Palabok - The Ultimate Party Dish (2024)

FAQs

What is best paired with palabok? ›

Like wine with cheese, pairing your Palabok with complementary dishes can elevate your dining experience. Consider these: Lumpiang Shanghai: These Filipino spring rolls are the perfect crunchy companion. Sinigang: The tanginess of this soup offsets the Palabok's richness.

What is the English of pancit palabok? ›

Pancit Palabok is a Filipino rice noodle dish with a rich pork and shrimp sauce, similar to a ragu. Also known as Pancit Luglug or Pancit Malabon.

What is a Jollibee Palabok? ›

A classic favorite-premium bihon noodles topped with Jollibee's saucy-tasty signature sauce and loaded with delicious toppings!

What is the difference between Pancit Luglug and Palabok? ›

Pancit luglug, a Kapampangan version of pancit palabok, are essentially similar dishes, the difference being primarily in the noodles used in the recipe. Luglog uses a thicker noodle than the traditional bihon of a pancit palabok and usually has less condiments and relish on top.

What is the perfect pair for Pancit Malabon? ›

Best paired with Puto Bagets, Puto Cake or Puto Putok! Handling: keep away from direct exposure to sunlight/heat.

How long does Palabok stay good? ›

Pancit palabok typically lasts about five days in the fridge in an airtight container.

What does pancit mean in Filipino? ›

In the Filipino language, pansít is the generic word for noodles. Different kinds of noodles can be found in Filipino supermarkets which can then be cooked at home.

Is pancit Filipino or Chinese? ›

Pancit: influence of the Chinese in Philippine noodles. Pancit (or spelled as pansit) is a Filipino version of a noodle dish that was contributed by the Chinese traders during the pre-Hispanic times of the Philippines. Every part of the Philippine archipelago has its own version of pancit.

What does pancit mean in Chinese? ›

“Pancit comes from the [Hokkien] word pian-e-sit, which literally means food that is convenient to cook,” shares Carmelea Ang See, Director of Bahay Tsinoy Museum in Intramuros, Manila.

Is Jollibee a Filipino thing? ›

Jollibee Foods Corporation (abbreviated as JFC and Jollibee Group; also known as Jollibee after its primary fast food brand) is a Filipino multinational company based in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines. JFC is the owner of the fast food brand Jollibee. Red Ribbon Bakeshop, Inc. Mang Inasal Philippines, Inc.

Does palabok in Jollibee have pork? ›

Jollibee Palabok is now Pork-free!

Where was palabok invented? ›

Pancit Malabon
Pancit Malabon (Pancit Luglug, Pancit Palabok), La Familia, Baliuag, Bulacan
TypeNoodle
Place of originPhilippines
Region or stateMetro Manila
VariationsSauce (achuete, annatto, shrimp, patis–fish sauce, crab fat)
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What is palabok in English? ›

Loosely translated, palabok means “sauce,” and the original dish was made from ground shrimp heads and shells blended with annatto seeds, water, and cornstarch.

What is the best match for palabok? ›

It is one of the most known food in the Philippines because it was cooked when there are gatherings and occassions of Filipinos, the best partner of it is puto, rice or bread. You can eat Palabok as a spread to bread, a viand(ulam) to rice and its best partner with Puto.

Why pancit is famous in the Philippines? ›

Pancit is common enough that it's though as it has always been part of Filipino culture. Still, we know these rice noodles first came to the Philippines along with early Chinese settlers. One of the biggest reasons pancit became popular in Filipino cuisine is that the noodles are quicker and easier to cook than rice.

What to partner with pancit? ›

Pancit Canton and Condiments
  • Pancit Canton + Butter.
  • Pancit Canton + Ketchup.
  • Pancit Canton + Mayonnaise.
  • Pancit Canton + Chili Oil/Hot Sauce.
  • Pancit Canton + Garlic Powder.
  • Pancit Canton + Grated Cheese.
  • Pancit Canton + Sesame Oil.
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What do Filipino people eat with? ›

Food is often served with various dipping sauces. Fried food is often dipped either in vinegar with onions, soy sauce with juice squeezed from kalamansi (Philippine lime or calamansi). Patis (fish sauce) may be mixed with kalamansi as dipping sauce for most seafood or mixed with a stew called nilaga.

What's the difference between Palabok and Malabon? ›

It is very similar to pancit palabok, differing in the use of thicker noodles, the use of taba ng talangka in the sauce, and the common addition of mussels and oysters. An early version of pancit Malabon, known as pancit labong, uses bamboo shoots instead of noodles.

What is a substitute for tinapa flakes? ›

Seafood stock: You can also use vegetable stock or chicken stock instead. Tinapa flakes: 'Tinapa' is the Tagalog word for smoked fish. You can substitute this with any smoked fish which I would recommend sautéing until crispy. Alternatively, I've seen people use smoked salmon or trout fillets instead.

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