Bihon Guisado: The Weeknight Noodle Dish You’ll Crave (Easy Recipe!)
Pancit Bihon, or Pancit Guisado is a flavorful rice noodle dish that is usually served alongside rice but can also be enjoyed as a main course. Often people, think that Miki-Bihon Guisado and Bihon Guisado are two different names for the same dishes. Amber menu offers both dishes on their menu separately, which is a kind of proof that these are two different dishes.
The main difference is that in this dish only Bihon noodles are used while in Miki-Bihon Guisado, two types of noodles {Miki (egg noodles) + Bihon (rice noodles)} are used. A recipe of rice noodles with meat (pork, chicken) and vegetables, puts this dish into the Pancit category of Amber’s menu. This dish was also introduced in the Phillippines by the Chinese settlers, like many other dishes from Pinoy cuisine. This mouth-watering and luscious dish is usually served on birthdays and outdoor parties. In this article, we will uncover how to cook this fantastic dish at home and elevate your taste buds.
Serving options and price on Amber menu:
| Serving Size | Price | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Single Order | ₱ 60.00 | 200 KCal. |
| 3-5 Persons | ₱ 370.00 | 700 KCal. |
| 6-10 Persons | ₱ 620.00 | 1500 KCal. |
| 11-15 Persons | ₱ 730.00 | 2300 KCal. |
| 16-20 Persons | ₱ 840.00 | 3300 KCal. |
| 21-25 Persons | ₱ 950.00 | 4000 KCal. |
Looking to cook stir-fried Bihon Guisado at home?
Cooking Pancit Bihon or Bihon Guisado is not a lengthy process. It takes less than an hour to cook the dish from preparing to serving. Start with cooking protein, which is followed by vegetables then stock or broth, and then dried noodles respectively. After the noodles get softened and absorb the liquid, make sure the tossing is done properly. You may use chicken broth instead of stock (using chicken broth doesn’t require placing noodles in a separate pot). It can be served alongside other dishes like rice and meat but as being tried and tested Bihon Guisado is a perfect meal on its own as well.
Name of Dish: Bihon Guisado(pancit)
Cuisine: Filipino
Enjoy Dish at: Lunch
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 Minutes
Total time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 skinned and chopped buds of garlic
- Half thinly sliced or diced onion
- Thinly cut celery (ribs from 3 to 4 in number), you may use snow peas or green beans instead
- Skinned and thinly sliced carrots (3 to 4)
- A quarter or one-third thinly sliced wedge of cabbage
- Chicken stock maximum 3 cups
- One tablespoon of Fish sauce which you can replace with soy sauce or tamari
- 2 or 3 tab spoons of soy sauce (coconut aminos or tamari if gluten-free)
- Rice noodles containing 8 ounces(The most preferred Brand)
- Your picked protein(preferred one)
- Use vegetable oil or 2 to 5 tablespoons of olive oil
- Decorate with lemon or wedges of lime, ground pepper and scallions
Protein Options (Choose one or more, if using)
- Breast chicken without bones and skin(one at least). It can be replaced with a remaining roasted chicken
- Half a pound of ground pork
- 1/2 pound raw shrimp, peeled and deveined (or cooked shrimp)
- 2 pieces of sliced Chinese sausage
Instructions
1: Prepare the Protein (As per preferences):
- Put two tablespoons of oil in a large pot and set over medium flame.
- Put the meat you have opted for in the pot, it can be ground pork or shrimp.
- Keep cooking for a few minutes having it seasoned with salt and pepper during cooking. In the case of shrimp, reduce the cooking duration. Place the meat aside.
- You may use chicken breast in the stock as a replacement and tear up meat before mixing it with noodles.
- You can also use the stock later for softening of noodles.
(Note: You can avoid this step if you are with residual cooked meat.)
2: Sauté the Vegetables:
- Use the same pot for adding 1 or 2 tablespoon of oil.
- Then add onion, celery, and carrots, and keep stirring them for a maximum of 5 minutes on a medium-high flame.
- In the last couple of minutes add your chopped garlic.
- Mix fish sauce and soy sauce (substitute ingredients), when cooking vegetables.
- Then shift them to the same bowl and place them separately
3: Prepare the Noodles
- Now add chicken stock in the same pot and start boiling.
- Set the flame low for simmering and add dried rice noodles.
- For softening the noodle strands, keep coaxing them in the stock.
- Note that the stock should be as much as to cover the noodles. If you don’t have much stock, you may add some water.
- Continue the process for 6 to 8 minutes so that all the liquid is absorbed by the noodles.
4: Stir-fry the Pancit:
- After the noodles become soft, bring vegetables and protein and add to the mixture.
- Set the flame to medium-high and start tossing them with noodles. Using two turners will bring more ease in this process.
- Put a single teaspoon or a couple, of oil, if required.
- You may add some more soy sauce to the noodles if necessary.
- Keep tossing for a few minutes so that the noodles get steamy while the meat and vegetables are in harmony.
- Your dish is ready; now you may put it on a serving plate and garnish it with lemon, lime wedges, and ground pepper.
Nutrition
- Calories: 389 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 36 gm
- Protein: 22 gm
- Fat: 16 gm
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 125 g
- Sodium: 1329 g
- Potassium: 537 g
- Fiber: 4g
- Sugar: 6 g
- Vitamin A: 2700 IU
- Vitamin C: 45.4g
- Calcium: 110 g
- Iron: 2.3 g
Notes
- Don’t Let the veggies get cooked completely before the noodles are finished off; as they need slight undercooking during the initial stir-fry
- Use high flame during stir-fry to sear everything properly and avoid overcooking in the steam
- To avoid much breakage and keep the noodles intact, a pair of tongs should be used.
FAQs
Conclusion
To sum up, Bihon Guisado (Pancit) is a versatile and delicious Filipino dish. It is greatly enjoyed to add flavor and comfort to your cooking experience. This can be used as normal customary everyday food and as a special dish for recreation with friends. Bihon Guisado brings a delicious and satisfying dining experience that leaves a great and lasting impression on every palate. You may serve this with a dish with ornamentation of green vegetables of your choice and taste.
