The Pancit Malabon recipe starts with a rice noodle dish, topped with a shrimp-flavored yellow sauce and assorted seafoods.The name is from the place it is popularized - Malabon in Metro Manila, known for its fishponds or Palaisdaan.
Ingredients:
8 oz Thick Rice Noodles or Cornstarch Noodles.
1 1/2 pound Shrimps, shelled and deveined, and cooked.
1 1/2 pound Squid, head separated, body cleaned and sliced.
3 tablespoons Achuete Seeds.
3-4 stalks Green Onions, sliced fine.
6 cloves Garlic, minced and fried.
2 tablespoons Cornstarch, dissolved in 1/4 cup water.
5 cups Water.
2 tablespoons Fish Sauce or Patis.
1/2 teaspoon Ground Pepper.
3-4 Eggs, boiled, shelled and cut in wedges.
1/4 cup Cooking Oil.
Instructions:
Boil the noodles in a water for 2-3 minutes or until the noodles are soft but not soggy. Drain the noodles and set aside.
In a small pan, steep the achuete seeds on the heated oil to extract the color. Strain, and leave 1 tablespoon oil on the pan.
Stir-fry the shrimps and squid for 1-2 minutes, then add a teaspoon of fish sauce. Set aside.
Using a separate pan, boil the shrimp shells with the water for 3-4 minutes, strain and dispose the shells.
Thicken with the cornstarch mixture and add the remaining achuete oil.