PANCIT CANTON

My only brother loves pancit canton so much, he always dream of it, actually he likes all variations of pancit (noodle dish) but this particular noodle is what he likes best. He comes to visit me often and everytime I prepare for him this noodle dish. I like it also as it is complete with good noodles, lots of meats and vegetables, it's a very nourishing comfort food.


Ingredients:

          500 grams Good Life Pancit Canton noodles, blanched
          1/3 cup     corn oil
          2 Tbsp.     garlic, chopped
          1/2 cup     onions, sliced
          1 cup        chicken meat
          1/2 cup     fresh shrimps
          6 cups      chciken broth or water plus 2teasp. Knorr chicken powder
          2 Tbsp.    potato powder dissolved in 1/4 cup broth or water
          2 Tbsp.    soy sauce, Coconut Brand
          2 Tbsp.    Thai patis
          2 Tbsp.    oyster sauce
          1/2 tsp.    freshly ground black peppercorns
          1 tsp.       pure black sesame oil
          1 cup       carrots, julienne
          1 cup       snowpeas
          4 cups     cabbage, thick shreds
          1/3 cup    dried mushrooms soaked in hot water
          1/4 cup    green onions, chopped to garnish

Procedure:

           Heat oil in pan and saute garlic until almost golden. Remove fried garlic and reserve for topping later. In the same oil in pan saute the onions until limp, add the chicken meat, stirfry until almost dry, add the shrimps then season with oyster sauce, stir well until mixed. Remove this mixture from the wok and set aside.
          In the same wok, pour the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add the soysauce, patis, black pepper, all the vegetables and all the noodles. Bring the broth into boil again and when it thickens, add the chicken and shrimp mixture then the sesame oil. It is finished when all the vegetables are done but not overcooked. Remove to a platter. Garnish with fried garlic and green onions. Serve.


Note: Blanch the canton noodles in enough boiling water, when the water boils again, remove the noodles and drain.
         You can boil the chicken bones and use the broth.