Pancit

A broad family of Filipino stir-fried noodle dishes with vegetables, chicken, pork, or shrimp, seasoned with soy sauce and finished with calamansi.

Pancit

Pancit Ilonggo Style - 12110747826: pulaw, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Where it comes from

Pancit came with Chinese traders and merchants to the Philippines and became a staple, especially at birthdays, where the long noodles stand for long life.

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Recipe

Make Pancit at home

Serves 6Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 8 oz pancit bihon (rice stick noodles)
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 lb chicken breast, thinly sliced
  • 1 carrot, julienned
  • 2 cups shredded cabbage
  • 1 cup green beans, sliced
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • Calamansi or lemon wedges

How it's made

  1. Soak the noodles in warm water for 10 minutes and drain.
  2. Heat oil and sauté garlic and onion, then add chicken and cook through.
  3. Add carrot and beans and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
  4. Pour in broth and soy sauce and bring to a boil.
  5. Add the noodles and toss until they absorb the liquid.
  6. Fold in cabbage and cook until just wilted.
  7. Serve with calamansi.

Variations

  • Pancit canton: egg noodles
  • Pancit palabok: rice noodles with shrimp sauce
  • Pancit malabon

Cook’s tip: Add broth gradually so the noodles do not turn mushy.

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About this page

Description and method written by Intercontinental Chef. Home-style method; quantities are a starting point, so adjust to taste.

Photo credit
  • Pancit Ilonggo Style - 12110747826: pulaw, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)