Pancit canton

Name: Pancit canton
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: 300 g Dried egg noodles (pancit canton); 250 g Chicken thighs, sliced; 150 g Peeled prawns; 2 Carrots, in matchsticks; 200 g Cabbage, shredded; 100 g Snow peas; 1 Onion; 4 cloves garlic; 500 ml Chicken stock; 3 tbsp Soy sauce; 2 tbsp Oyster sauce; 2 tbsp Sunflower oil; 4 Calamansi or lime wedges

The Filipino party noodle: stir-fried egg noodles with chicken, prawns and crisp vegetables, served with calamansi for long life.

35 min20 prep · 15 cook
MediumDifficulty
540 kcalper serving

Ingredients

4 servings

Dried egg noodles (pancit canton)300 g
Chicken thighs, sliced250 g
Peeled prawns150 g
Carrots, in matchsticks2
Cabbage, shredded200 g
Snow peas100 g
Onion1
garlic4 cloves
Chicken stock500 ml
Soy sauce3 tbsp
Oyster sauce2 tbsp
Sunflower oil2 tbsp
Calamansi or lime wedges4

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Steps

1
Fry the garlic and onion in the oil in a wok, then add the chicken and cook until browned.
2
Add the prawns and cook until pink, then add the carrot, cabbage and snow peas for 2 minutes. Lift everything out.
3
Pour the stock, soy and oyster sauce into the wok and bring to the boil.
4
Add the dry noodles and toss until they soak up the liquid and soften.
5
Return the meat and vegetables, toss well and serve with calamansi to squeeze over.

Tips and questions

Why is it served at birthdays?: Long noodles symbolise long life in Filipino and Chinese tradition, so they’re never cut.
My noodles are still hard but the liquid is gone. What now?: Add a splash more stock or water and keep tossing over medium heat until they soften.

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Pancit canton

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