pancit bihon

 

Delicious!  I'm on a roll lately with finding really good recipes.  My son had four bowls.  His friend kept up with him really well.  I waited until my daughter was out of town as she's not a fan of shrimp like the rest of us.

pancit bihon, filipino dish (slightly adapted from food network)

16 ounces bihon (rice stick noodles)

4 cups chicken broth

3 tablespoons oyster sauce

1/2 cup light soy sauce

3 Chinese sausages, cut into 1/4-inch slices on the bias (I used chicken sausages)

4 tablespoons oil

1/2 pound jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined

kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

3 stalks celery, cut into 1/4-inch slices on the bias, about 1 cup

2 medium carrots, julienned (cut into matchstick-size pieces), about 1 cup

6 cloves garlic, minced

1 large Spanish onion, sliced

3 cups chopped cabbage

juice of 1 lemon

Soak the noodles in warm water to cover in a large mixing bowl until softened, about 20 minutes.  Drain in a large colander and set aside. (Note to self:  Instead, I just boiled the noodles with the cabbage later on when it talks about the cabbage in the recipe.)

Combine the broth, oyster sauce, and soy sauce in a medium bowl.  Mix and set the sauce aside.

Place the sausage in a dry wok.  Place the wok over medium heat and fry the sausage until crisp and browned.  Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon and transfer to a sheet pan.  Set aside.

Add 1 tablespoon oil to the wok.  Add the shrimp, season with salt and pepper and stir fry over medium heat until just cooked through about 3 minutes.  Transfer the shrimp to the sheet pan with the sausage.

Add another tablespoon of oil to the wok.  Add the celery, carrots and snow peas and stir-fry until slightly softened, about 3 minutes.  Transfer the vegetables to the sheet pan.

Add the remaining oil and stir in the garlic and onions, and cook until slightly softened, about 3 minutes.

Add the soy sauce mixture and cabbage and bring to a boil over high heat.  Add the drained noodles.  Press down on the noodles so they're fully submerged in the sauce mixture.  Lower the heat to medium and allow the noodles to absorb the liquid without stirring them, about 8 minutes. 

Gently fold in the reserved sausage, shrimp and vegetables from the sheet pan until evenly distributed.  Stir in the lemon juice.  Serve immediately.