Description

A beloved Filipino recipe with Chinese roots, pancit is both the name of the dish and also its starring ingredient. Pancit is the word for "noodles" and there are different types, such as pancit Canton (egg noodles), pancit Bihon (rice noodles) and pancit Miki (thick egg noodles). While they're all delicious in their own way, pancit Canton is an especially great recipe for stir fry newbies

Directions

1. Gather the ingredients.
2. Heat the oil in a large wok or deep, heavy skillet. Add the chopped vegetables and onion, wok fry for three minutes over high heat.
3. Add the garlic and fry for one minute more. 
4. Add the ginger and the shrimp and continue to stir-fry until the shrimp have turned pink and are cooked through, this will only take a few minutes. 
5. Add the broth and bring to a boil, then add the pancit canton noodles. Stir gently to help soften the noodles, once softened reduce the heat and cook for five minutes for the noodles to soak up the broth.
6. Finally, when the noodles are cooked and the broth well-reduced, add the soy and the fish sauce, taste and adjust with more of either depending on your taste. 
7. Serve the cooked pancit in large, warmed bowls, spoon out the noodles, shrimp and vegetables then spoon over the broth. Garnish with finely chopped cilantro if you wish.