Best Filipino Pancit Recipes

AUTHENTIC FILIPINO PANCIT

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add chicken thighs and boil until no longer pink in the centers and juices run clear, about 30 minutes. Strain broth into a bowl to reserve. Shred chicken thighs using 2 forks.
• Place noodles in a large bowl and pour in hot chicken broth, adding hot water to cover if needed. Set aside until noodles are softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Blanch noodles with cold water and drain well. Place into a bowl and add soy seasoning, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and sesame oil. Mix well and set aside.
• Heat remaining olive oil in a skillet or large wok over medium-high heat. Saute garlic in the hot oil until it begins to brown, about 1 minute. Add onion and cook for 2 minutes. Add chicken, cabbage, and carrots. Stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes; season with garlic salt. Mix chicken mixture with noodles, add soy seasoning to taste, and serve.

FILIPINO PANCIT

Steps:

• In a zip lock bag, marinade the cubed chicken with the teriyaki sauce and 2 cloves of minced garlic overnight.
• The next day, in a large bowl, soak the rice noodles in warm water for 15-30 minutes, drain completely.
• Drain the marinade off the chicken and discard the marinade.
• In a skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of oil on medium high heat and brown the chicken, drain and set aside.
• In a large pot, heat 2 tablespoons of oil on medium high heat and sautee 3 cloves of minced garlic and accent for 30 seconds.
• Add the carrots and stir fry for about 5 minutes.
• Add the cabbage, onions, and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and stir fry until the vegetables are tender.
• Add the chicken to the vegetables and continue stir frying.
• Now add the noodles to the pot with 1/8 cup of oil and 1/4 cup of soy sauce and mix very well.
• Keep cooking and mixing until the noodles are tender and cooked thoroughly.
• Serve with the green onions and/or lemon juice from the lemon slices.

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.

PANCIT (FILIPINO TRADITIONAL NOODLES)

Steps:

• If using mushrooms, soak them in warm water for 30 minutes, then cut into strips, discarding the tough stems. Set aside. Heat oil over medium-high heat in wok or large skillet. Saute garlic and onions until tender. Add pork, chicken and shrimp, and cook until browned. Add soy sauce, stirring to flavor. Add chicken broth and bring to boil. Add cabbage, green beans, carrots and mushrooms. Cook until vegetables are tender, yet crisp, 5-8 minutes. Add noodles, mixing gently to prevent them from breaking. Cook until liquid is absorbed and noodles are done, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Season with black pepper and patis. Garnish with green onions and lemon wedges.

PANCIT MOLO (FILIPINO WONTON SOUP)

Steps:

• Mix pork, shrimp, water chestnuts, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl. Reserve 1/3 of the filling mixture for the soup. Wrap about 1 tablespoon of the remaining filling in a wonton wrapper. Repeat until all of the filling is used up.
• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; saute until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chicken and the reserved filling. Mix well. Add chicken broth; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Drop the filled wontons into the soup one by one. Boil until wontons float to the top, 3 to 5 minutes. Add bok choy; boil until tender, about 2 minute more. Garnish with green onions.

EASY FILIPINO PANCIT NOODLES FOR TWO

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and use either cooking spray or a small amount of oil; add the onions and pork and saute 5 minutes, or until browned, stirring often; remove pork from pan and set aside.
• Soak rice noodles in warm water for 5 minutes then drain.
• Heat pan over medium high heat; add noodles to pan and saute 2 minutes; stir in soy sauce, and cook 2 minutes more, tossing to coat.
• Add cabbage and paprika (or cayenne) and cook 1 minute; then place pork back in pan and cook for 4 minutes more, stirring frequently.
• Garnish with egg slices and chopped green onion before serving.

LOW-CALORIE VEGETARIAN FILIPINO PANCIT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly coat a baking pan with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Place spaghetti squash, cut-side down, on the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tender, about 40 minutes. Let cool until safe to handle, about 15 minutes.
• Separate strands of spaghetti squash with a fork and scoop into a large bowl.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add carrots, celery, cabbage, edamame, and zucchini. Saute, adding soy sauce and pepper, until tender but still crunchy, about 7 minutes.
• Transfer cooked vegetables to the bowl with the spaghetti squash and toss. Taste and season as desired.

PANCIT FILIPINO NOODLES

Steps:

• 1. Heat 2 Tbsp of oil on high in a large wok or cooking pot. Just as oil begins to smoke carefully add sausage and onions. Saute for 1 minute then add carrots, celery, red bell pepper, garlic and chicken. Cook for another two. Add black pepper to taste. Remove from wok/pan and set aside.
• 2. In the same wok/pan add 2 cans of broth plus 1 can water, soy sauce, and Tbsp oil. Once it begins to boil turn the heat to medium-low and add noodles. Mix gently so not to break fragile noodles and often so the noodles do not stick to the bottom of the pan and burn. Additional water can be added if necessary. Cook only until noodles are firm (not hard and definitely not mushy). Cooking times vary depending on the brand and type of noodle used. I sample the noodles throughout this process until I get the right consistency.
• 3. Mix cabbage, sauteed vegetables and meats into the noodles. Turn off the heat and and allow to sit covered for ten to fifteen minutes. Serve garnished with scallions and lemon wedges.
• 4. NOTE: Pancit is versatile and any combination of vegetables, meats and/or seafood can be used. I often mix canton and bihon style noodles (like my mom and grandma did) and prefer to make my own broth using dark meat chicken and later shredding it for the dish. Low sodium broth and light soy sauce can be substituted for this recipe as well.
• 5. VEGETARIAN and VEGAN FRIENDLY: Pancit style noodles are mainly rice flour/ cornstarch based and do not contain animal products. Substitute with vegetable broth and your choice of vegetables, soy meat and/or tofu. My health-concious friends and coworkers love my meatless version =)

FILIPINO PANCIT BIHON

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet. Sauté garlic and shallots until soft.
• Add the chicken breast, salt, pepper & soy sauce. Sauté for a few minutes to lightly brown chicken.
• Add carrots, green beans & shrimp if using. Cover and cook for a few minutes then add Napa cabbage and chicken broth until it comes to a boil.
• Once the vegetables are all done, Add the bihon noodles mixing well to distribute the flavors.
• Cook for about 5 more minutes or until the noodles are soft. Taste and adjust seasonings to desired taste.

FILIPINO PANCIT

Steps:

• 1. Soak the vermicelli noodles in water for 5 minutes, or until soft.
• 2. Brown the pork in oil with the soy sauce, garlic and onion.
• 3. Add the 6 cups water and bouillion cube to the pork and bring to a low simmer. Add the vegetables and cook for 5-10 minutes. Add the uncooked pancit noodles and the soaked vermicelli noodles. Simmer over low heat until the noodles soak up all the broth.