Wash the shrimp, remove the head, and remove the remaining shell. Put this in a pan and add in six cups of water. Boil the shrimp meat and the shells until they change their color. Use a strainer to separate the meat from the broth. Discard the shells. Strain for the second time to ensure that impurities are removed.
Mix the water and the annato powder until smooth. Set it aside.
Add the palabok sauce mix to the shrimp broth. Mix until there are no lumps. Set aside.
Heat the annato oil and saute' the garlic and the onion. Add in the ground chicken. Cook ground chicken until it is not pink. Add the annato powder mixture to add color.
Pour the palabok sauce mixture. Let it simmer on low heat to thicken the sauce. Continue stirring so that the sauce does not stick to the bottom.
Add one cup of the chicharones. Simmer for three more minutes and season the palabok sauce with fish sauce. Season the sauce according to your liking. Fish sauce is not shown on the ingredient photo.