surviving of food from nowhere: pansit palabok

we rummaged through our old food cabinet and found that we can make a basic pansit palabok. this is a local delicacy using thin rice noodles, having a red-orange sauce made from shrimp stock, smoked fish and spices.

well, that's the real recipe. but in this case, we will frugally use instant stuff, old-but-still-ok pork meat found stored in the ref and chicharon left-overs.

easy pansit palabok

1/4 kilo dried rice noodles, soaked for about 5 minutes to soften.
1 pouch instant pansit palabok mix (this is locally available or sold in oriental stores.)
1/2 cup cooked pork, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2 tablespoons garlic, chopped

boil the rice noodles until tender. drain and set aside.

dissolve pansit palabok mix in tap water according to packet directions. set aside.
saute garlic till golden brown. add the chopped onions. saute till onions are limp. add the pork to cook through. that's about 2 minutes. add the palabok mix. continuously stir the mixture until the mix is thick enough to coat the rice noodles.

to serve, put the cooked rice noodles on a plate. Top with ample amount of sauce. add more if desired. then top it off with the crunchy chicharon bits.