LONG LIFE CANTON

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"Pancit or pansit is the term for noodles in Filipino cuisine. Noodle were introduced into the Philippines by the Chinese and have since been adopted into local cuisines. The term pancit is derived from the Hokien Pian i sit which means "something conveniently cooked fast. Different kind of noodles can be found in Filipino supermarkets which can then be cook at home. Noodle dishes are also standard fare in local restaurants. Food establishments especializing in noodles are often referred as panciterias.

Nancy Lumen of the Philippine Center of Investigative Journalism writes that according to food lore handed down from the Chinese, noodle should be eaten in one's birthday. They are therefore commonly served at birthday celebrations and Chinese restaurants in the Philippines often have "birthday noodles" listed on their menus. However, she warns that since "pancit represents long life and good health; they must not be cut short so as not to corrupt the symbolism."

-from wikipedia

Hey guys.. yesterday is my birthday  so I decided to cook pancit canton, because as we all know that this noodle represent long life, and we do it every year on our birthday just to have a small celebration. Every time I cook canton or any kind of dish, I try to use other ways on how to cook it. for example, pounded shrimp, squid ball or chicken balls.But for now, I only have few ingredients because I had no time to go to the supermarket to buy all the ingredients i need. sa family kasi namin super kumpleto talaga ang ingredients para mas delicious.especially pancit up to date that can only found in our province in isabela. but its okay, even I have a few ingredients kaya ko naman pasarapin eh. hehehe.. so anyway here's how I made canton.

You will need:

Cabbage, you can also you use pechay if you want.

CARROTS - julliened AND BAGUIO BEANS - cut into diagonal, you can also use chicharo instead of baguio beans, or both.

Spring Onion, also sprinkle this when canton is done. It tastes better when you also put celery because these two ingredients have nice aroma.

Diced Onions. As you can see, I did not remove the roots because you can use it to easily slice the onion into dice. Slice it in the middle then slice horizontally the middle of half slice onion, then slice it four (4) times vertically depending on how small or big the slice you want.

Minced Garlic.

Chicken. Boil it in water with ground pepper and knorr chicken. Use whole pepper then crush it for better aroma. Its better instead of using already crushed pepper. As of my rhetorical discovery :)

How to cook:

Heat the oil and saute garlic until it becomes golden brown then add onion.when onion becomes translucent, add the chicken then add the ground pepper and a pinch of salt, then put some soy sauce. Use only light soy sauce so as not to darken the canton too much. Add water and knorr chicken. let it boil, then put canton and  the remaining ingredients. sprinkle celery and spring onion when done.

Tip:

It tastes better if you use pounded shrimp.. trust me.. you should try it! :) how? just boil the shrimp, remove the shell, cut the head of shrimp and pound it. then lagyan ng pinagpakuluan tapos idrain. do it atleast 2x. after you saute the onion garlic and chicken, put sliced shrimp(body part) saka ihalo ang pinagpakuluan na shrimp.then add some water if needed.

Enjoy! ^_^ <3 

P.s

Join me as I post other recipes I did on my birthday.. soon.! or maybe tomorrow.celebrate with me fellas! happy birthday to me.! :)