Pancit Bihon

About This Recipe

Pancit Bihon is the Philippines' most popular noodle dish — thin rice vermicelli stir-fried with chicken, shrimp, vegetables, and a savory soy-citrus sauce. Long noodles symbolize long life, making it essential at every Filipino birthday celebration. It's also a popular merienda (snack) and family dinner. Bright with calamansi, savory with patis (fish sauce), it's deeply satisfying.

Ingredients

Serves 6

• 300 gbihon (rice vermicelli noodles)
• 300 gchicken breast, sliced thin
• 200 gshrimp, peeled
• 100 gChinese sausage (longganisa or chorizo), sliced
• 1 smallcabbage, sliced
• 2 mediumcarrots, julienned
• 1 cupsnow peas
• 1 cupgreen beans, cut
• 1 mediumonion, sliced
• 5 clovesgarlic, minced
• 3 tbspneutral oil
• 4 cupschicken stock
• 1/4 cupsoy sauce
• 2 tbspfish sauce (patis)
• 1 tbspoyster sauce
• 1 tspground black pepper
• 3calamansi or lime, juiced
• 2green onions, sliced
• 1lemon, cut in wedges (for serving)

Instructions

1. 1

   Soak noodles

   Soak bihon in warm water for 10 minutes until pliable. Drain.

2. 2

   Cook proteins

   Heat 2 tbsp oil in wok or large pan. Cook Chinese sausage 2 minutes. Add chicken, cook 4 minutes. Add shrimp, cook 2 minutes until pink. Remove all to plate.

3. 3

   Sauté aromatics

   Add remaining oil. Cook onion 3 minutes. Add garlic 30 seconds.

4. 4

   Cook vegetables

   Add carrots and green beans, stir-fry 3 minutes. Add cabbage and snow peas, cook 2 minutes.

5. 5

   Add liquid

   Pour in chicken stock, soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, and pepper. Bring to boil.

6. 6

   Add noodles

   Add drained bihon. Toss with tongs to combine. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until noodles absorb liquid and are tender, 6-8 minutes.

7. 7

   Add proteins back

   Return cooked meats and shrimp to pan. Toss to combine. Cook 1 more minute.

8. 8

   Finish

   Squeeze in calamansi juice. Toss. Adjust seasoning.

9. 9

   Serve

   Top with green onions. Serve with extra calamansi or lemon wedges.

Variations

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  Vegetarian: omit meats, use vegetable stock.

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  Add roasted pork (lechon kawali) for richer flavor.

Storage

Refrigerate up to 3 days. Reheat with splash of water.

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