Pancit bijon guisado (sauteed rice sticks)

10 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsSkinless chicken breasts
1poundsLean pork, fat trimmed
¼cupVegetable oil
3Cloves garlic; minced
1mediumOnion; thinly sliced
½poundsMedium shrimp; shelled, deveined
3tablespoonsSoy sauce
tablespoonFish sauce
4cupsChinese cabbage; shredded
3Carrots; julienned-2\" long
cupCelery; thinly sliced
½teaspoonSalt
teaspoonPepper
cupBroth; from boiling chicken
1poundsRice sticks; soaked in hot water about 15 min, til soft, then drained
1bunchScallions; finely chopped
1bunchCilantro; leaves chopped
Hard cooked eggs; garnish
6Limes; cut in wedges

Directions

Bring chicken and pork to boiling in 1½ cups water. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Remove from heat; when cool enough to handle, slice meat into small pieces. Reserve the broth.

Heat oil in a very large, wide saute pan. Saute onion and garlic until onion is transparent. Add meats, shrimp, soy sauce and fish sauce and stir-fry 5 minutes. Over high heat, add cabbage, carrots, celery, salt, pepper and 1 cup of broth. Stir-fry for 2 minutes. Set aside 1 cup of mixture.

Reduce heat to lowand add rice sticks, stirring and tossing gently with wooden spoons until heated through and mixed with meat and vegetables, about 3 minutes.

If the mixture seems dry, add more broth. Transfer to platter, spoon reserved mixture on top and garnish with chopped scallions, cilantro and egg slices. Squeeze lime over each serving and sprinkle with additional garnishes. Serve with soy sauce.