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Arroz Palabok

Yields1 ServingTotal Time1 hr 45 mins

 2 tbsp atsuete oil
 ½ kg pork bellysliced into small pieces
 ½ kg small shrimpshelled and deveined
 salt to taste
 ground black pepperto taste
 6 garlic clovesminced
 1 white onionminced
 1 ½ cups malagkit ricesoaked
 4-6 cups shrimp broth
Toppings
 fried tofu cubes
 chicharon
 hard-boiled eggssliced
 tinapa flakes
 chopped spring onions
 calamansislice
Prepare pork
1

Season the pork in salt and pepper. Leave to marinate for a few minutes.

Fry pork
2

In a pot over medium heat, fry the pork pieces until golden, crispy, and have rendered their fats and oils to the pan. Remove pork from the pan.

Fry shrimp
3

In the same pan, cook the shrimp in the pork fat until the color changes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove shrimp from the pot.

Sauté aromatics and rice
4

In the same pot, add the atsuete oil and saute the garlic and onions until tender. Add the rice and continue cooking for a few minutes.

Boil
5

Add the shrimp broth and cook until the rice is tender and cooked through. Return the shrimp and pork pieces. Adjust taste as needed with salt and pepper.

Prepare tofu and toppings
6

In a pan over medium heat, fry the tofu in oil until all edges are golden. Drain excess oil and cut it into pieces.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 4-6 servings