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Pancit Habhab

Pancit Habhab features miki Lucban noodles tossed with pork, shrimp, and vegetables in a savory soy and oyster sauce base. Serve it on banana leaves and finish with a light splash of vinegar for the classic Lucban street food experience.

Difficulty Medium
Time 20 min
Servings 4
Ingredients 15
Steps 8
Pancit Habhab
Filipino Updated 1/8/2013

Ingredients

Measured from the catalog payload.

  • 8 oz miki lucban noodle
  • 4 oz pork belly thinly sliced
  • 4 oz shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 1 chayote thinly sliced
  • 1 carrot
  • 6 pieces snow pea
  • 2 cups cabbage chopped
  • 5 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 piece onion sliced
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1.5 cups beef broth
  • 3 tbsp cooking oil
  • vinegar

Instructions

8 cooking steps

  1. Heat oil in a wok over medium heat. Add pork belly and cook until light brown. Add shrimp and cook until it turns pink. Remove pork and shrimp from the wok and set aside.
  2. In the same wok, sauté garlic until fragrant. Add onion and cook until it softens.
  3. Pour in soy sauce and oyster sauce. Stir to combine and let the mixture bubble briefly to deepen the flavor.
  4. Add chayote, carrot, snow peas, and cabbage. Toss to coat with the sauce.
  5. Pour in beef broth and bring to a gentle boil.
  6. Add miki Lucban noodles. Toss until the noodles absorb the liquid and become soft and flavorful.
  7. Return pork and shrimp to the wok. Season with ground black pepper and adjust soy sauce to taste. Toss to combine and heat through.
  8. Serve hot on banana leaves and drizzle with a little vinegar before eating for the classic style.

Catalog details

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Recipe notes

  • Use freshly made miki Lucban noodles for the most authentic texture.
  • Drizzle vinegar at the table to brighten the flavor.
  • Add a splash of shrimp stock or pork broth to enrich the sauce.