Pancit Guisado (Meat and seafood with Noodles)

My friend Joanne turned 40 last saturday and of course a birthday celebration is not complete without a noodle dish. The [tag]pancit guisado[/tag] is a favorite dish for any birthday celebration. There are many noodle varieties but the bihon [thin rice noodles] is best associated with pancit bihon. Here is a recipe of Pancit Guisado

Pancit Guisado
Ingredients

* 1 1/2 cup boiled chicken (flaked)
* 1/2 cup boiled shrimp (sliced into long narrow strips)
* 1/2 cup boiled pork (sliced strips)
* 1/2 cup cooked ham or Chinese sausage (sliced into strips)
* 1 cup cabbage (shredded)
* 1 cup string beans (sliced into strips)
* 1 cup carrots (sliced into strips)
* 2 Tbsp soy sauce
* 1/4 cup oyster sauce (diluted)
* 2 1/2 lbs. fresh egg noodles or dried Pancit Canton
* 6 cloves garlic
* 1 medium sized onions (sliced into strips)
* 1 lemon (cut for garnish)
* 1 cup shrimp juice or chicken broth
* Salt and pepper to taste.

Saute separately the garlic, onion, shrimp, pork, chicken and ham (or Chinese sausage). Set aside a portion of each for garnishing the dish. To the rest, add soy sauce, oyster sauce, shrimp, chicken broth, salt and pepper. Simmer for about five minutes. Then add the string beans, carrots, and cabbage, mixing well and simmering until almost dry. Blanch the fresh noodle in boiling water for two minutes and fry in lard. Add to the mixture. (If using the dry Pancit Canton, just add them to the mixture directly after the mixture of meat and vegetable.) Mix together while simmering. Add, mix and simmer until noodles are cooked. Arrange on a platter and garnish with the previously set aside fried garlic, onion, shrimp, pork, chicken and ham. Also add slices of lemon.

The contrasting colors of green vegetables, the orange carrots, the beige noodles brings a festive mood to any celebration.