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Pancit Bihon Guisado

Name: Pancit Bihon Guisado
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Other world cuisines
Ingredients: 220 g dried bihon rice noodles; 600 ml unsalted chicken stock; 250 g boneless chicken thigh, thinly sliced; 150 g peeled shrimp; 150 g green cabbage, finely shredded; 100 g carrot, cut into matchsticks; 90 g Chinese sausage, thinly sliced; 45 ml light soy sauce; 30 ml oyster sauce; 30 ml calamansi or lemon juice; 20 ml neutral oil; 20 g garlic, minced

Fine rice noodles absorb a light soy-calamansi broth with chicken, shrimp and crisp-cut vegetables.

Philippines; pancit bihon guisado, a Filipino rice-noodle stir-fry shaped by Chinese-Filipino foodways

Prep: 25 min
Cook: 25 min
Total: 50 min
Servings: 4

Filipino bihon rice noodles stir-fried with chicken, shrimp, sausage and vegetables — **Real finished-dish photograph**Photograph by Obsidian SoulSource page · Original file · CC0Cropped, resized, and compressed by Recipe Nest Vault.

Ingredients

220 g
dried bihon rice noodles
600 ml
unsalted chicken stock
250 g
boneless chicken thigh, thinly sliced
150 g
peeled shrimp
150 g
green cabbage, finely shredded
100 g
carrot, cut into matchsticks
90 g
Chinese sausage, thinly sliced
45 ml
light soy sauce
30 ml
oyster sauce
30 ml
calamansi or lemon juice
20 ml
neutral oil
20 g
garlic, minced

Method

01
Soften the noodles
Cover the bihon with cool water and soak until pliable, about 10 minutes. Drain well and cut the long bundle once with kitchen scissors.
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02
Season the stock
Stir the soy sauce and oyster sauce into the chicken stock. Keep the calamansi juice separate for the finish.
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03
Brown the sausage and chicken
Heat the oil in a wide wok over medium-high heat. Fry the sausage until it releases a little fat, then add garlic and chicken and cook until the chicken is opaque.
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04
Cook the vegetables and shrimp
Add the carrot and cabbage and toss until just softened. Add shrimp and cook until pink and opaque, keeping the vegetables slightly crisp.
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05
Absorb the broth
Pour in the seasoned stock and bring to a simmer. Add the drained bihon and toss gently until the noodles absorb the liquid and become tender; add a splash of water only if the wok dries before they soften.
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06
Finish and serve
Turn off the heat and fold in the calamansi juice. Taste, adjust with a little soy if needed, and serve hot with extra citrus wedges.
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Practical notes

Tips

Prepare and portion every topping before heating the pan; once the wok is hot, the cooking moves quickly.
Cook in a wide hot pan and let ingredients make contact with the surface before tossing for better browning.

Common mistakes

Overfilling the pan traps moisture and steams the food; split the batch if ingredients stop sizzling.
Adding a thin sauce too early makes the rice or noodles soggy; toss it in near the end and heat briefly.

Substitutions

Use leftover rice or noodles that have been chilled and loosened; fresh hot rice can clump in the pan.
A neutral high-heat oil can replace the named cooking oil; avoid strongly scented oil that masks the aromatics.

Storage

Refrigerate leftovers in a covered container within 2 hours and use within 3 days. Reheat once until steaming hot throughout.

Cultural context

Pancit bihon uses thin rice-stick noodles, with household combinations of meat, seafood and vegetables. It appears at everyday meals and celebrations; the long noodles are often associated with wishes for a long life, and recipes vary from cook to cook.

Sources and photo credit

This standardized method was independently rewritten after cross-checking the references below. Recipe Nest Vault does not claim that the credited photographer cooked from this exact version.

Recipe references

Pancit bihon (Filipino rice noodles).jpg — Photograph by Obsidian Soul; CC0.

Step illustrations: Original illustrations created by Recipe Nest Vault with OpenAI image_gen.

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Pancit Bihon Guisado

Ingredients

Method

Soften the noodles

Season the stock

Brown the sausage and chicken

Cook the vegetables and shrimp

Absorb the broth

Finish and serve

Sources and photo credit

Recipe references

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