Pancit Bihon Guisado

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Pancit Bihon is a very thin rice noodles common in Asian countries. Pancit Bihon or Pancit Guisado is one of the popular Filipino dishes. It goes well with lumpiang shanghai and rice. This dish is always served in any ocassions like Fiesta, birthday parties, or just an ordinary day. The recipe varies around the Philippines. As long as you know the basic sauteing you are good to go. We cook pancit according to our style and taste. Some cook it with sliced meat, shredded chicken, shrimp and whatever vegetables available or simply vegetarian way. Below is the basic and easy to follow Pancit recipe.

Pancit Bihon Recipe

Ingredients:

• 8 ounces, 1 pack pancit bihon noodles
• 1 cup shredded boiled chicken meat and/or shrimp
• 2 cups chicken broth (Boil chicken in water to make the stock) or 1 chicken bouillon cube dissolved in 2 cups of water
• 1 small green cabbage, julienne cut/strips
• 1-2 carrots, julienne cut/strips
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 3-4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoon fish sauce (optional)
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Soak the noodles to water to soften
2. Heat cooking oil. Sauté garlic and onions.
3. Add shredded chicken breast/shrimp. Mix well. Add the chicken broth, soy sauce, fish sauce, and pepper. Let boil.
4. Add the noodles and all the vegetables. Do not overcook the vegetables.
5. Add salt and pepper according to your taste.
6. Serve with Calamansi or lemon, to be squeezed into the pancit bihon before eating.

Serves 4-6

Notes:

1. Adjust according to your taste.

2. Add any vegetable or whatever is available in your place.
3. If you have migraines or suffering from vertigo, don't use too much soy sauce or avoid using a lot of chicken bouillon cubes.