Easy Filipino Pancit Recipe | How To Make The Popular Filipino Noodles

shrimp

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken

Tofu provides a plant-based protein option.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium reduces sodium intake.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: pork

Turkey is leaner while pork is often less expensive.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil offers healthier fats.

Submerge vermicelli noodles in hot water for at least 10 minutes.

Chop up a quarter of a large onion.

Smash and dice four cloves of garlic.

Slice eight Chinese green beans into small bite-sized pieces.

Shred two large carrots, five celery stalks, and half of a small cabbage using a veggie bullet.

Slice chicken thighs into bite-sized chunks.

Sauté garlic and onion in oil until translucent.

Add chicken, season with pepper and salt, and cook halfway, then set aside.

Add green beans and cook for a few minutes.

Add the rest of the vegetable mixture, season with pepper and a little salt, and add 1 tablespoon of fish sauce.

Mix in the chicken with the veggies and set aside.

Drain water from the noodles and snip them into shorter strands.

Mix the noodles with the rest of the ingredients.

Create a broth with 2 cups of water and 4 chicken broth packets, adding another tablespoon of fish sauce, and whisk together.

Allow the noodles to soak up the liquid for about 15 minutes.

Drizzle soy sauce over the mixture and mix thoroughly, adjusting saltiness with more soy sauce or fish sauce as needed.

Squeeze the juice of one lemon into the mixture and mix well.

Taste the noodles to ensure they are fully cooked and easy to chew, then garnish with green onions and serve.

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