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Pancit Chami

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Pancit Chami

Pancit Chami is a thick, savory stir-fried noodle dish packed with chicken, prawns, and vegetables.

30 minutes · Serves 6

Ingredients for Pancit Chami

  • 500 g miki noodles or thick yellow noodles
  • 500 g boiled chicken thighs, sliced into strips
  • 250 g prawns
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 1 carrot, julienned
  • 1/2 small savoy cabbage, sliced
  • 150 g sugar snap peas
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 shallots, chopped
  • 3 red chilies, chopped
  • 8 cloves garlic, minced
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • Fish sauce, to taste
  • Oil, for cooking
  • Lemon or calamansi, for serving

How to cook Pancit Chami

  1. 1.Soak fresh miki or thick yellow noodles in boiling water for 2 minutes; drain.
  2. 2.Heat a wok over high heat with oil; stir-fry chicken and prawns 1 minute, then remove.
  3. 3.Add oil if needed; sauté shallots and garlic, then stir-fry carrot for 1 minute.
  4. 4.Add cabbage and chilies; stir-fry 1 minute, then add noodles and sugar snap peas.
  5. 5.Add stock, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and brown sugar; stir-fry 2 minutes, return chicken and prawns, and cook until thick.
  6. 6.Season with fish sauce and pepper; serve with lemon or calamansi.
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