Name: Pancit Buko Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1/2 Cup fresh coconut cream (kakang gata); 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 1 tablespoon chopped onions; 2 cups coconut meat (shredded); 1/2 Cup Shrimp (shells and heads removed, then deveined); 2 pieces squid (skinned and sliced into rings (tentacles included)); clam meat (from 10 to 12 pieces steamed Manila clams); Salt; white pepper; 4 stems cilantro (wansoy) (coarsely chopped, to garnish)

Instead of ordinary noodles, this ingenious pancit dish uses coconut meat. Mixed with seafood and topped with freshly made latik, it’s a dish that will definitely be the talk of the table.

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Pancit Buko Recipe

Giney Villar

This is a pancit dish that will definitely be the talk of the table.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Resting Time 30

Total Time 40

Course Main Dishes

Cuisine Filipino

Servings

Ingredients

Pancit Buko Ingredients

1/2 Cup fresh coconut cream (kakang gata)
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon chopped onions
2 cups coconut meat shredded
1/2 Cup Shrimp shells and heads removed, then deveined
2 pieces squid skinned and sliced into rings (tentacles included)
clam meat from 10 to 12 pieces steamed Manila clams
Salt
white pepper
4 stems cilantro (wansoy) coarsely chopped, to garnish

Instructions

Simmer coconut cream in a saucepan over very low heat until coconut oil and latik separate. Set latik aside.
Pour coconut oil into another pan. Add garlic and onions; sauté until fragrant. Add coconut meat and cook for 2 minutes.
Add shrimp and squid; stir-fry for a few seconds. Add clams and season to taste.
Transfer to a platter. Top with cilantro and reserved latik. Serve hot.