Pancit Behon Recipes

CLASSIC PANCIT BIHON

Steps:

• First a note*** I used left over pork roast cooked in the crockpot for this recipe.
• However, there are many variations of pancit-- some calling for a combination of pork, chicken, shrimp.
• You may start with raw meats just poach them in a small amount of water and cool and shred.
• Save the broth to use where chicken broth is called for later in the recipe.
• (Reserving 2 cups).
• Soak rice noodles in hot tap water in large bowl for about 20 minutes and then drain in colander.
• Do this while preparing vegetables.
• Heat oil to medium in a very large pan with deep sides.
• Saute onion and garlic 3 minutes.
• Add meat, soy sauce and fish sauce.
• (Another note, you may choose to add more fish sauce but this is really potent stuff. If you have never cooked with it before, stick to the recipe.)
• Turn up the heat to high.
• Add cabbage, carrots, mushrooms, celery, a pinch of salt and pepper and 1 cup of broth.
• Stir fry 2 minutes or until veggies are crisp tender.
• Reduce heat to low and add rice noodles, in small amounts, stirring to break up.
• Add broth as needed to keep mixture from becoming too dry.
• Cook just until noodles are warm.
• Serve with lime or lemon wedges, scallions to sprinkle on top and extra soy sauce.
• You may also offer cilantro leaves and or hard cooked egg slices.

FILIPINO PANCIT BIHON

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring, until starting to soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Add pork and chicken; cook, stirring, until just cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes more. Transfer to a plate.
• Add broth, cabbage, snow peas, carrots and celery leaves to the pot. Bring to a simmer; cook until the vegetables are mostly tender, about 5 minutes. Add pancit bihon and cook, stirring, until the liquid is absorbed, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the pork and chicken; cook, stirring, until heated through, 2 minutes more. Stir in soy sauce and serve.

FILIPINO PANCIT BIHON WITH CANTON

Steps:

• Soak bihon in a bowl of warm water until soft, about 5 minutes. Drain.
• Heat oil in a large wok over medium-high heat. Saute onion and garlic until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add chicken, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir until flavors combine, about 3 minutes. Add shrimp; cook until they start to turn color, about 1 minute. Add soy sauce; toss in cabbage, celery, and carrot. Cook until well combined, about 2 minutes. Add 2 cups water; bring to a boil. Cook until vegetables begin to soften, about 2 minutes.
• Transfer chicken, shrimp, and vegetables to a bowl, leaving the liquid behind in the wok. Add bihon and canton noodles to the liquid. Mix well and cover. Let sit until tender, about 5 minutes. Return 1/2 the chicken-vegetable mixture to the wok; mix with the noodles. Pour soup into bowls; garnish with the remaining chicken-vegetable mixture.

QUICK AND EASY PANCIT

Steps:

• Place the rice noodles in a large bowl, and cover with warm water. When soft, drain, and set aside.
• Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic until soft. Stir in chicken cabbage, carrots and soy sauce. Cook until cabbage begins to soften. Toss in noodles, and cook until heated through, stirring constantly. Transfer pancit to a serving dish and garnish with quartered lemons.

PANCIT BIHON (FILIPINO RICE NOODLES)

Steps:

• Garnish with scallions. Serve immediately with calamansi halves (or serve with a small dish of citrus juice alongside; see note).

PANCIT BIHON

Steps:

• Sautee half of the onions and garlic in 2 tablespoons oil over med-high heat until onions are semi-cooked. Add chicken and cook until done. Remove and set aside.
• Meanwhile, put rice noodles into a large bowl of very warm water and let soak until limp, you may want to cut noodles in half with kitchen shears after soaking.
• Saute the rest of the onions, celery, and carrots in 1 tablespoons oil for 1 minute. Add chicken broth, cabbage, soy sauce, and accent to the vegetable mixture. Add the chicken back in and add drained noodles. Stir mixture and cover pot and allow to cook for 10-15 min., stirring occasionally and checking liquid. You may add more broth if liquid boils out before the vegetables are tender.
• Season with black pepper and serve immediately with lemon wedges on the side. This dish is very good with fresh lemon squeezed over it!
• This can also be made with just vegetables, for a vegetarian version, or with shrimp, pork, beef, or a mixture of all.
• ENJOY!