Recipes · Filipino · Main Courses

Pancit (Pancit Bihon)

One serving has 480 kcal and 20 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (84%), selenium (48%), manganese (44%), pyridoxine (42%), phosphorus (41%) and vitamin A (38%). Ready in 30 minutes.

Pancit (Pancit Bihon)
Photo: pulaw, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (394 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Dairy-free
  • Contains: celery, fish, gluten, poultry, soy

Ingredients

  • 70 g Rice noodles, dry
  • 60 g Chicken thighs, boneless, skinless, raw
  • 30 g Carrots, raw
  • 50 g Cabbage, green, raw
  • 30 g Green beans, raw
  • 6 g Garlic, raw
  • 20 g Onions, raw
  • 10 g Soy sauce
  • 3 g Fish sauce
  • 100 g Chicken broth
  • 10 g Vegetable oil
  • 5 g Lime juice

Method

  1. Soak the rice noodles in warm water for 10-15 minutes until pliable, then drain.
  2. Slice the chicken thinly and julienne the carrot and green beans; shred the cabbage.
  3. Heat the oil in a wok, sauté the garlic and onion until fragrant, then add the chicken and cook until no longer pink.
  4. Add the carrot, cabbage and green beans and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes until just starting to soften.
  5. Pour in the chicken broth, soy sauce and fish sauce, add the drained noodles, and toss constantly over medium heat for 4-5 minutes until the noodles absorb the liquid and turn tender.
  6. Serve hot with the lime juice, standing in for calamansi, squeezed over.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy480 kcal23%
Carbohydrates69.3 g
Water287 mL
Fiber4.6 g16%
Protein19.7 g41%
Tryptophan0.21 g
Threonine0.84 g
Isoleucine0.84 g
Leucine1.5 g
Lysine1.4 g
Methionine0.47 g
Cystine0.27 g
Phenylalanine0.8 g
Tyrosine0.73 g
Valine0.94 g
Histidine0.52 g
Fat13.4 g
Monounsaturated3.3 g
Polyunsaturated6.5 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-65.7 g
Saturated2.4 g
Trans-Fats0.08 g
Cholesterol58.4 mg
Calcium82.5 mg8%
Copper0.18 mg20%
Iron2 mg11%
Magnesium56.9 mg18%
Manganese0.79 mg44%
Phosphorus289 mg41%
Potassium540 mg11%
Selenium26.4 µg48%
Sodium1,374 mg
Zinc2 mg25%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.2 mg18%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.29 mg26%
Niacin (vitamin B3)4.7 mg34%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.39 mg8%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.55 mg42%
Folate (vitamin B9)49 µg12%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.4 µg17%
Choline54.7 mg13%
Vitamin A268 µg38%
Vitamin C28.6 mg38%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0.6 IU0%
Vitamin E1.5 mg10%
Vitamin K75.2 µg84%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.6 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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