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Pancit Canton!

Pancit Canton is a tasty chicken and noodle dish, traditionally served on birthdays. The long noodles are supposed to be representative of a long life (or so they tell me). It has lots of veggies, and can be served over rice, or alone. It's best served with a big group of people as a party. You can also add all kinds of different meats and even some seafood. One of the best Pancit Cantons I ever tasted had shrimp and crab meat in it along with the chicken. And I usually throw in a package of imtation crab right at the end, diced up. It just needs to warm up and the noodles will do that. This is one of the dishes I do every year for the PILP Auction.

Ingredients
3/4 package of Pancit Canton. You should be able to find this in a good Oriental grocery, or in the Chinese food section of your grocery.
1/2 chicken, diced
1-2 carrots. A lot of these ingredients, particularly the veggies, are going to be to taste. If you like carrots, put 'em in. After all, this isn't rocket science, right?
1/4 cabbage - chopped
green (baguio) beans - about a handful.
2 fresh cloves of garlic
One medium onion - yellow or purple, depending on taste. I prefer yellow for this dish.
2 tbsp soy sauce

Saute the onions and garlic, then add the chicken. Cook 'til tender. Add the beans, carrots, cabbage, soy sauce, ground pepper, and just enough water to cover the ingredients. Simmer until the vegetables are almost cooked, then add the Pancit noodles. Simmer until the Pancit is tender, and drain. (Add crab now for that REALLY good Pancit) Serve Hot.

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