Pancit Guisado/Pancit Bihon

Pancit Guisado/Pancit Bihon

Ingredients:

200g Dry Bihon (Rice Noodles)

100g Chicken, sliced into strips and seasoned with salt and pepper

1/3 of Small Cabbage, chopped

1 pc Carrot, sliced into strips

2-3 tbsp chopped Chinese parsley

1 pc Onion, sliced finely

5 cloves Garlic, minced

6-7 tbsp Canola Oil

1/2 Chicken Cube

5 tbsp Soy Sauce

4 tbsp Patis (Fish Sauce)

1 tbsp Knorr Seasoning

 

2 1/2 cups Water

Salt and Pepper to taste


Procedure:

1. "Melt" the chicken cube in 2 1/2 cups water (I used hot water and it was very easy to "melt" it)

2. In a heated wok (not high heat in my case), put in around 3 tbsp canola oil

3. When the oil is relatively hot, saute the chicken

4. When the chicken has changed color, add the carrots

5. After about a minute, add the cabbage

6. Saute until the cabbage looks a bit tender, about 2-3 minutes

7. Remove from heat and set aside

8. Add the rest of the canola oil

9. Saute garlic and onions until onions are fragrant

10. Add dry noodles and the 2 cups of water with melted chicken cube

11. Add soy sauce, patis, and knorr seasoning

12. Cook until all the liquid is absorbed, stirring often

13. Test noodles by biting into it (lol, Ms. Connie's version on how to test this should be better, link to her website will be posted below)

14. If noodles is still a bit difficult to bite, add the rest of the water (with melted chicken cube)

15. Continue cooking until dry

16. Add more seasoning, soy sauce, patis, or all of them if the noodles is still a bit too bland

17. Put in the cooked chicken and vegetables and chopped wansui (Chinese parsley)

18. Mix well

19. Serve hot!


Notes:
1. Recipe is my own version of Ms. Connie (http://casaveneracion.com) and Panlasang Pinoy's (http://panlasangpinoy.com) pancit bihon recipe
2. These two websites are my go-to recipe websites, they're both awesome!
3. You can probably use less oil if you use a non-stick pan
4. Now that I've written this recipe down, it seems like it's very complicated to make, but don't worry, it really isn't
5. Have fun!

Have you done your version of Pancit Guisado/Pancit Bihon lately?