Filipino · serves 2
Pancit
Filipino rice noodles with cabbage and tofu. Cheap, fast, feeds a crowd.
Ingredients
- 250g rice vermicelli
- 1/2 cabbage, shredded
- 2 carrots, in matchsticks
- 50g broad beans, sliced
- 150g tofu, cubed and fried
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 cup water
- Salt
Method
- Soak the vermicelli in cold water for half an hour. Don't boil it — it turns to paste.
- Fry the garlic, then the fried tofu and cabbage. A minute, then a cup of water.
- Soy sauce and salt, bring to a boil, then carrots and beans. Simmer 5 minutes.
- Drained noodles in. Toss and cook 5 minutes until every strand is coated and the liquid is gone.
- Cover, off the heat, 5 minutes before serving.