Aurora's Snack House

Last week, my friends Glen and Retz met up at Aurora's snack house in Cavite City, known for their yummy and flavorful Pancit Palabok. Anyways, we decided to meet there so we can have a quick snack while Retz do some downloading on my ipod. When we arrived at the place we ordered at once and waited not too long for our meals to arrive. It was heaven! old school thing as we realized, the place, the food, how they served everything was oldschool! even the price is still cheaply marked! But the taste? still fantastic! Look at what we had, just double everything and it was cleared out in a jiffy! Now it's time for popping some diet pills for we had a big time carbohydrates loading session!
Here's what we had... the pictures doesn't do justice on the taste though... lol



Pancit Palabok

Palabok Noodles / Sauce

• 1/2 kilo bihon noodles

• 1/2 kilo small crabs

• 5 cloves of garlic, minced

• 1 onion, chopped

• 2 tablespoons of atchuete seeds or oil

• 2 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)

• 4 tablespoons of cornstarch, dissolved in water

• 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate (MSG)

• 1 1/2 cups of water

Palabok Toppings

• Tinapa flakes (smoked fish)

• Cooked shrimps, shelled

• Squid adobo, sliced into rings

• Pork chicharon, grounded

• Spring onions, chopped

• Hard boiled eggs, shelled, sliced

• Fried garlic, minced

• Fresh calamansi (lemon), sliced

procedure

• Extract fat and meat from clean crabs, set aside.

• Pound crab and extract juice on 1 1/2 cups of water

• On a pan, sauté garlic and onions until golden brown then add crab fat, crab meat, 1 1/2 cups of crab wash, patis and MSG. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.

• Add corn starch and continue to simmer while constantly stirring until thick.

• Put miki noodles in a strainer and dip in boiling water for 5 minutes or until cooked.

• Lay drained noodles on a platter and pour the palabok sauce. Garnish with toppings and serve.

and we also had Tacos and Cheese Burger