We All Sit For Pancit

Every Tuesday is my designated day to make dinner, but of course i help my Mom in the kitchen throughout the week.

Today for dinner i made a Filipino dish called Pancit. 

Normally when i make a dish for the first time i fallow the recipe to the letter. When/If i make it again i'll follow only the main ratios and meld the original recipe with my own creativity.

For the past 4 years, during the summer months, i had the privileged of working at a Bible Camp named Camp Grace. One of the full-time staff members is a women from the Philippines. On the weekends some of us summer staff members would hang out with her sons and play games/watch movies and such. And as the aroma of garlic and other veggies sauteing in a pan met our senses...."Mrs. Chita is making Pancit!!!"

The first time i made Pancit was a couple weeks ago and it turned out well, i used this recipe form Food.com 

• 1 (8 ounce) package rice noodles
• 1 lb chicken breast, cubed
• 1/2 cup teriyaki sauce
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups cabbage, chopped
• 1 cup carrot, sliced
• 1 cup onion, sliced
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1/8 cup cooking oil
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup green onion (optional)
  
  Directions-
   

1) In a zip lock bag, marinade the cubed chicken with the teriyaki sauce and 2 cloves of minced garlic overnight. [i didn't marinade as long and also i didn't have a lot of teriyaki so i used what i had along with:

Soy Sauce 

Worcestershire Sauce 

Liquid Smoke 

Lime Juice]

2) In a large bowl, soak the rice noodles in warm water for 15-30 minutes, drain completely.

3) Drain the marinade off the chicken and discard the marinade.

4) In a skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of oil on medium high heat and brown the chicken, drain and set aside. [i started with the veggies first so when i cooked the chicken it took on the flavor of the veggies] 

5) In a large pot, heat 2 tablespoons of oil on medium high heat and saute 3 cloves of minced garlic and accent for 30 seconds.

6) Add the carrots and stir fry for about 5 minutes. [When i sauteed the carrots i used butter and after about 2 minutes i drizzled about 2 teaspoons of honey over them and added about a 1/2 teaspoon of chipotle powder to give them a very slight heat] 

7) Add the onions, and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and stir fry until the vegetables are tender.  

After the veggies were done i moved them to a different pot so i could use their original pan for cooking chicken.

8) Add the chicken to the vegetables and continue stir frying.

9) Now add the noodles to the pot with 1/8 cup of oil and 1/4 cup of soy sauce and mix very well. 

10) Keep cooking and mixing until the noodles are tender and cooked thoroughly.

Here is the original recipe from Food.com

Now go be creative!