Pancit Lucban(Pancit Habhab)

Filipino Style Recipe: pancit lucban or pancit habhab is a noodle dish popular in Quezon province. This is commonly served in a banana leaf with vinegar then usually eaten directly to your mouth without using any utensils. Like other pancit dish, it consist of different vegetables and fried pork meat. The best pancit lucban that I tried was from Buddy’s and it was really good.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 40-60 minutes
Good for 5-7 persons

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo pancit miki(miki lucban)
1/4 kilo pork liempo or leftover lechon kawali
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
5 tablespoons soy sauce or fish sauce
3 cups pork broth or water
1 cup Baguio beans or snow pea
1 chayote, sliced
1 carrot, sliced
3 bundles bok choy or pechay, chopped
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
4 tablespoons cooking oil
spicy vinegar to taste.

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a frying pan, heat oil then deep fry meat until golden brown and crispy.
2. Drain and let it cool then chopped into serving pieces. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil and stir fry all veggies for 3 minutes or until half-done. Set aside.
2. In a same pan, saute garlic and onion.
2. Add fried meat, water, soy sauce, salt and pepper. Bring to boil.
3. Add noodles then cook until it has absorbs the liquid and tender.
4. Add vegetables then cook until done.
5. Turn off the heat and transfer into banana leaves then serve with vinegar.

Pancit Lucban(Pancit Habhab)