Pancit Canton (Canton-style Noodles)

Ok, so this may not be a good entry for a comeback, but hey Im not even in the mood yet. I just thought of sharing this one here because Darwin loved my version of this copied straight from my mini cookbook.

Darwin and I are huge fans of instant pancit cantons, known to most as Lucky Me. My dad loves it too but got concerned with my addiction with it that he forbid me from eating it ever again. He said it's unhealthy. So I always sneak in their room where he keeps all the Lucky Me pancit cantons and ask my Ate letty to cook for me and tell Dad it's for somebody else in case he asks. =) Well, that was before. With my UTI always in attack, I have sworn never to have a single pack of it again.

With that the case, I tried looking for recipes of home-made pancit canton just to satisfy the urge. Luckily I found one in my mini-cookbooks. On my first try, darwin became an instant fan. So no more instant pancit cantons from now on! =)

• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 tbsp finely chopped garlic
• 200g diced pork (I used chicken only)
• 250g chicken breast or thigh
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and sliced
• 100g snow peas
• 150g (2 cups) sliced cabbage
• 12 quail eggs (I used 24, im a quail egg addict.. LOL)
• 250g squid balls, fried until brown (I used fish balls)
• 375 ml (1-1/2 cups) water
• 2 chicken stock cubes
• 250g (8oz) fresh egg noodles
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 3 tbsp butter
• sliced boiled eggs to garnish

1 Heat oil in a wok and saute onion until transparent, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the diced pork and cook until brown. Add teh chicken breast and stir fry about 2 to 3 minutes.

2 Add carrot and after 5 minutes, the snow peas and cabbage, quail eggs and squid balls. Stir-fry, mixing well. Pour in water and add chicken stock cubes. Simmer over medium heat about 1 minute, then add noodles and soy sauce.

3. Simmer until almost all the liquid is absorbed and canton noodles are tender, about 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in butter and mix to coat the noodles with butter.

4. Garnish noodles with sliced boiled eggs if desired.