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Pancit Habhab

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Pancit Habhab

Pancit Habhab is a saucy Lucban-style noodle dish served on banana leaf with a bright citrus finish.

30 minutes · Serves 6

Ingredients for Pancit Habhab

  • 500 g Lukban miki noodles or Shanghai noodles
  • 300 g pork belly, sliced
  • 150 g pork liver, sliced
  • 1 carrot, julienned
  • 1 chayote (sayote), julienned
  • 8 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 4 to 6 cups pork or chicken stock
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • Fish sauce, to taste
  • Calamansi, lime, or vinegar, for serving
  • Oil, for cooking
  • Cleaned banana leaves, passed over an open flame

How to cook Pancit Habhab

  1. 1.Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a wok over high heat; stir-fry pork until browned.
  2. 2.Add onion and garlic; stir-fry 2 minutes, then add carrot, sayote, and liver for 1 minute.
  3. 3.Remove the meat and vegetables. Add 3 cups stock and soy sauce to the wok and bring to a boil.
  4. 4.Add noodles and cook 5 minutes, adding stock as needed until tender and saucy.
  5. 5.Return meat and vegetables; season with fish sauce and black pepper, then toss well.
  6. 6.Serve on banana leaves with calamansi, lime, or vinegar.
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