Pancit Bihon

Pansit bihon is one of my favorite.  When i was still in the Philippines, during birthdays, mom will always cooked this dish because  she believes in a superstitious that eating noodles on your natal could make our life longer, LOL! But I really don't care if thats even true..what matters to me is this dish is delicious!



Pancit Bíhon (aka Bíjon) is the type with which foreigners usually associate the word "pancít": very thin rice noodles fried with soy sauce and some citrus (kalamansi) and possibly with patis (fish sauce), and some variation of sliced meat and chopped vegetables. The exact Bijon composition depends on someone's recipe but usually, Chinese sausage and cabbage are the most basic ingredients in a pancit bihon.

Ingredients:
1 8 oz. pack pancit bihon noodles

1 cooked chicken breast, shredded

2 cups of chicken broth or 2 chicken bouillon cubes dissolved in 2 cups of water

1/4 cabbage, sliced into strips

1 onion

1/3 cup scallions, cut into pieces

1 carrot, sliced into strips

2 tablespoons of cooking oil

3/4 cup diced celery

3 tablespoons soy sauce

Salt and pepper to taste

5 pieces of calamansi or 1 lemon, sliced


Instructions:
Grease with oil a large pan or wok. Sauté garlic and onions.

Wet the pansit bihon noodles to soften

Add the chicken broth, the shredded chicken breast and all the vegetables until cooked.

Mix in the pansit bihon noodles and add the soy sauce, cook for about 5 minutes or until the noodles are soft.

Salt and pepper to taste.

Serve hot with sliced calamansi on the side.


Notes: Calamansi or lemon is to be squeezed into the pansit bihon before eating.