Pancit Palabok, simple procedure

If there's only one thing I'd like to order in our favorite fast food chain is the pancit palabok. I can't get enough of this delicious authentic Filipino dish. Pancit is very famous in Malabon, Metro Manila. They have all the varieties of pancits like pancit bihon, pancit palabok and their very own pancit Malabon. I thought that this recipe is too good for me to learn but I was wrong! To avoid too much spending from buying my favorite pancit in Jollibee stores, I tried to learn the best way as I can to make my own version of pancit palabok. Of course, I don't intend to copy the commercial way of cooking, my own ability is enough to make the best pancit palabok in town (twink).

What I like most about pancit palabok is the healthy ingredients and the benefits you can get from it. As we usually see in common pancit palabok toppings, there are eggs, seafoods, tinapa and herbs which are certified healthy foods. Unlike any other noodle recipes, this one is different, hindi nakakasawa! Eating a plate of pancit can subsitute to your regular breakfast meal. Now let's begin with the things needed in cooking delicious pancit palabok.

Ingredients:

- 1/2 kilo pancit palabok noodles
- 5 cloves of garlic, minced

- 1 onion, chopped

- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)
- 4 tablespoons of cornstarch, dissolved in water
- 1 teaspoon of MSG (optional)
- 1 1/2 cups of water

Pancit Palabok Toppings
- Cooked shrimps, peeled
- Tinapa flakes (smoked fish)

- Squid balls, sliced and fried

- Pork chicharon, grounded

- Hard boiled eggs,  sliced

- Fried garlic, minced

- Fresh calamansi (lemon), sliced

- Spring onions, chopped

Pansit Palabok Cooking Procedure:
 

-  cook pansit bihon for 10 minutes, drain and set aside.
-  On a pan, sauté garlic until golden brown, add onion.
-  Add corn starch and continue to simmer while constantly stirring until thick.
-  Lay drained noodles on a platter and pour the palabok sauce.
-  Garnish with toppings, be creative in putting the toppings to make your palabok more presentable.
- Share and Enjoy!

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How to Make Macaroni Salad

macaroni salad

Macaroni is a variety of dry pasta that usually cut in short or elbow like shape. Macaroni salad is a pasta recipe that is usually prepared with mayonnaise,chicken and onion with other vegetables and spices. Some people call it chicken salad if the amount of chicken is more than the amount of pasta. It is usually served cold as dessert in gatherings and parties.

1 kg. macaroni pasta

1 kg. mayonnaise

1/4 kg chicken breast (cooked,chopped)

2 pcs, red apple (cubes)

1 pc. carrot (finely chopped)

100 g.raisins

320 ml. condensed milk

320 ml. all purpose cream

320 ml. pineapple chunks

250 g. cheese (cubes)

1/2 tsp. salt (for pasta boiling)

1 tbsp. oil(for pasta boiling)

Procedure:

.  Boil 2 liters of water.Add salt and oil

. Add macaroni pasta and cook for 20 minutes or until  your desired tenderness, drain and set aside.

. On a separate bowl, Mix all ingredients then add the pasta and mix well.

. Add salt if necessary.

. Refrigerate and serve cold.

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Sweet and spicy Filipino Style Spaghetti Recipe

Spaghetti is a long, thin pasta which is an originated in Italy. The word "spaghetti" was derived from the Italian word"spagheto" which means "thin string"

There are two common types of spaghetti; the Italian style and the "Pinoy style" which is the most popular among Filipinos. The Pinoy style spaghetti has a sweet and spicy blend, added with special flavors like meat, liver spread, sausages and usually topped with grated cheese.

Today I'm going to show the simplest and easiest way to cook our favorite "Pinoy style" spaghetti.

Ingredients:

•  1 kg spaghetti pasta
•  1/2 ground lean pork
•  1/4 ground pork liver (boiled and grated)
•  1 kg. pinoy style spaghetti sauce
•  640 ml banana catsup 
•  150 g liver spread
•  150 grams condensed milk
•  raisins
•  1 pc. carrots chopped
•  4 pcs. sausages sliced diagonally
•  1/cup grated cheese (for toppings)
•  2 chopped onions
•  4 pcs. minced garlic
•  8g. ground black pepper
•  1 pc. red bell pepper
•  2 tsp. iodized salt
•  cooking oil

Procedure:

• Boil 2 liters of water in a pot
• Add 2 tbsp. cooking oil and 1 tsp. salt
• Add spaghetti pasta
• Stir continuously until desired tenderness is achieved (you can refer to the label for the complete cooking procedure of pasta)
• Remove from heat 
• Drain and set aside.
• Heat oil on a pan
• Saute garlic and onion
• add the pork and saute for at least 15-20 minutes
• Add grated liver
• Add sausages, carrot,bell pepper and raisins
• Add condensed milk
• Mix all ingredients, let it boil while stirring, season to taste
• Put the sauce on the top of the spaghetti pasta and add grated cheese.
• Serve and Enjoy!

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How to prepare Carbonara (pinoy's white spaghetti)

What is carbonara?  Carbonara is an Italian pasta recipe filled with creamy sauce topped with ham,cheese,tuna and mushroom.

I've been a fan of this Italian dish ever since the first time i tasted it. Before, I just knew a classic Pinoy style spaghetti but when I tasted carbonara, I started to love this pasta recipe. Creamy, tasty, and very delicious. It's so easy to do this, you can use a classic spaghetti pasta or the flat pasta specially designed for carbonara.

Ingredients:

1 kg. spaghetti pasta

4 cans/250 ml evaporated milk

2 cans/250 ml all purpose cream

2 cans/200 g.mushroom

1 big white onion chopped

4 pcs. garlic minced

100g. butter

100g. quick melt cheese

500 g. ham

2 cans/180g tuna

1 tsp. fine black pepper

1 tsp. iodized salt

Procedure:

- Add the spaghetti pasta in a boiling water. Cook for 20 minutes drain and set aside.

- On a pan, melt the butter in a medium heat then add garlic.Wait until the garlic becomes brownish.

- Add onion.

- Add the ham and tuna and cook for 2 minutes.

- Add mushroom.

- On the other side of the pan, heat the quick melt cheese until it melts.Stir.

- Add the evaporated milk and all purpose cream. Mix well.

- Season to taste ( Adjust seasoning if needed)

- Boil for 5 minutes or until the sauce becomes sticky.

-Mix the right amount of sauce to the pasta and serve.

Enjoy your Carbonara!

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