Bihon Pancit (Filipino Fried Rice Noodles)
Pancit bihon is a classic Filipino noodle dish, that’s easy to make and simply delicious. The basic ingredients for this dish are bihon, rice vermicelli or rice sticks, a protein such as chicken, pork and/or shrimp, vegetables plus the seasonings – a tasty Asian mix of oyster, soy and fish sauce.
Try out this easy and authentic Pancit recipe below!
Bihon Pancit (Filipino Fried Rice Noodles)
Ingredients
- 226 g rice sticks noodles
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ small onion sliced/finely chopped
- 115 g boneless and skinless chicken thigh or chicken breast cut into pieces
- 115 g shrimp shelled and deveined
- 25 g green cabbage thinly sliced, shredded
- 56 g carrots cut into thin strips
- 2 stalks scallions cut into 2 inch (5 cm) strips
SEASONINGS:
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- salt to taste
- 3 dashes ground black pepper
Instructions
- Begin by soaking the rice stick noodles in water for 5-10 minutes or until they become soft. Drain them in a colander and set them aside. Also, prepare the minced garlic, sliced onions, and all the vegetables.
- Heat a wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil and stir-fry the minced garlic and sliced onions until the onions become translucent.
- Add the chicken and shrimp, stir-frying until they turn white. Follow by adding the shredded cabbage and julienned carrots.
- Incorporate the soaked rice stick noodles into the wok or skillet, stirring gently with a spatula. If you have long cooking chopsticks, you can use them instead of the spatula to avoid breaking the noodles.
- Add all the ingredients for the seasonings and stir to combine everything well. Once the noodles are cooked through, which takes about 1 minute, add the chopped scallion, stir, and immediately transfer the dish to a serving plate.
- Serve the delicious stir-fried rice stick noodles with calamansi lime or regular lime. Squeeze some lime juice over the noodles just before serving to enhance the flavors.
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