Easy Pancit Bihon With Shrimps Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 500 g pancit bihon uncooked
• 1 cup shrimps, shelled and deveined
• 1 shrimp cube or chicken cube (optional)
• ½ small sized cabbage, cut into smaller pieces
• 1 medium sized carrot, cut into small strips
• 1 medium sized red bell pepper, cut into strips
• 1 cup spring beans or young sitsaro, cut into diagonal strips
• ½ cup celery (stalk and leaves), chopped
• 3 tbsp patis
• 5 cups water
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• ½ teaspoon ground pepper
• Calamansi (or lemon slices)
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil

HOW TO COOK:

1. Pour and heat vegetable oil in a wok or wide skillet over medium heat.
2. Saute the garlic and onion until tender.
3. Add- in the shrimps and cook for a few minutes until most has turned pink.
4. Add- in the carrots and beans and cook for 2 minutes, stirring often to keep from burning.
5. Add- in the bell peppers and celery and cook for another 2 minutes.
6. Add- in the cabbage and cook for a minute.
7. Add- in the patis and stir several times then pour in 3 cups of the water.
8. Let it simmer until vegetables are tender but still crisp.
9. Remove everything from the wok leaving only the liquids.
10. Add- in the shrimp cube to the liquid and stir until dissolved.
11. Add- in the ground pepper.
12. Add- in the pancit bihon and spread it so they are submerged completely in the liquids.
13. Let it simmer for some minutes while stirring now and then (add more water if they are still too hard).
14. Add back the vegetables leaving some for toppings.
15. Mix noodles and vegetables together.
16. Transfer to serving platter and top with the remaining cooked vegetables.
17. Serve with calamansi or lemon. Enjoy!

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Also try: Pancit Bihon Guisado

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