Cook with me: Lo Mein

Pancit ( Lo Mein) is a famous dish in the Philippines. When i was still living there my mom used to make them almost every Sunday or special occasions.This is one of my family's favorite dish specially Lucas.Everytime i make one he get seconds.This recipe is a combination of asian noodles, veggies , meat and you stir fry them.Its so easy to make.But first, you gotta have a wok. It cooks the food evenly, the meat is tender and the veggies are crispy. The noodles i used in this recipe are the ones i bought from the Filipino Store.But you can also get them in the asian aisle of your local supermarket.The egg noodles (yellow) and vermecelli ( thin and transparent ).The difference between them is that the one from the supermarket is that you cook them separately in a pot like cooking a pasta.The ones from the filipino store is that they only need little water and they absorb quick too.. you can just trow them together with your stir fry mix in a wok and your done.
Now, cook with me :)

Ingredients :

2 boneless skinless sliced chicken breast ( you can use beef,pork,shrimp or even combine all of them )
2 tbsps. olive oil
1 small onion dice
2 tbsps. minced garlic
2 medium carrots peeled and sliced thinly
2 cupz thinly sliced cabbage ( you can substitute it with celery )
4 sliced mini bella mushrooms
1 red bell pepper sliced
1 cup chicken broth
half pack of DRIED EGG NOODLES
1 bunch of RICE STICK comes in 4 in a pack. The bunch you gonna make put them in a casserole dish and let it soak in a half cup of water.
2 tbsps. MAGGI SEASONING SOY SAUCE ( you can substitute it with Kikkoman soy sauce but i love this one because it has that authentic flavor )
2 tbsps. butter

Lets rock and roll the wok!

1. Heat the oil in a wok and saute the onions until transparent for 2 mins.Add garlic and saute until fragrant for 30 seconds.Add the chicken and saute until until browned for 2 mins.
2.Add carrots, mushrooms, red bell pepper and cabbage.Stir fry over high heat .Mix it well.Pour in chicken broth.Simmer over medium heat for 1 minute, then add both noodles and soy sauce.
3. Simmer until almost all the liquids is absorbed and egg noodles are tender.Add the butter and mix it in until the noodles are evenly coated.

This post is dedicated to my mom.She is now in a beautiful place with God last June 2010. This is her specialty dish and we always look forward to it every special occasion and weekends.We love you mom and we miss you so much.