Pancit miki (habhab)
October 4, 2006
Filed under Filipino food, Noodles recipes
Ingredients :
half of a 500 g. pack of Lucban pancit miki (available in supermarkets)
300 g. of pork liempo (belly), cut into 3/4 x 3/4 x 2″ strips
or 150 g. of pork liempo plus 150 g. of pork liver
100 g. of sitsaro (snow peas)
1-2 carrots
3 celery stalks
1 whole garlic
2-3 shallots
a handful of onion leaves
7-8 c. of broth (chicken, pork or beef)
patis
ground pepper
4 tbsps. of vegetable cooking oil
Cooking procedure :
If using pork liver, slice thinly before cutting into strips.
Finely mince the garlic. Thinly slice the shallots. Cut the carrots into matchsticks. Cut the celery on the diagonal into 1-inch pieces. Trim the sitsaro.
Heat half of the cooking oil in a large shallow pan (a wok is ideal). Add the pork and cook over hight heat, stirring, until the edges start to brown. Add half of the garlic and sliced shallots. Pour in half of the broth and season lightly with patis. Simmer until the pork is tender.
When the pork is almost done, heat the remaining cooking oil in a saute pan. Saute the remaining garlic and shallots. Add the carrots and stir fry for a few seconds. Add the celery and sitsaro and cook until tender crisp. If using pork liver, add the liver strips before the vegetables.
When the pork is done, pour in the remaining broth. Adjust the seasoning, adding more patis if necessary. Season with pepper. Add the uncooked noodles, pressing them lightly into the broth. Cover and simmer until the noodles are soft and the broth has been absorbed. Add the stir fried vegetables. Toss to distribute the pork and vegetables evenly.
Serve hot with kalamansi juice and soy sauce on the side.
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Looks delicious. I have never heard of pancit habhab before.
Did you make anything interesting from the canned goods during the typhoon?
LOL no, aurea. I wish I could. Too little water. I missed cooking so much.
in lucban they put vinegar instead of Kalamansi, yummy!
same as pancit kabagan in isabela
Dear Ms. Connie,
when I ask some people about what ingredients they use, the reply would be “secret”, Thank God for this site 
Thank you for sharing your recipes
Yummy!
I am from Lucena City, Quezon and now based here in Makati. Pancit Habhab is the bomb! (Habhab because the way it is eaten. hinahabhab. from the Lucban vernacular). Have you tried Buddy’s Pancit Lucban? You should visit Lucban and try out Old Center Panciteria’s Pancit Lucban/Habhab.
God, I miss cooking at home. Good thing we have cookouts here at the office every friday…:mrgreen:
Im a fan of your site!
Hi Connie, what can I substitute for the pancit habhab?
first of all, i love your site!!!
i’m a new mom and i just started to learn how to cook.
i have tried a lot of your recipes and my husband liked all of it.
i find it hard to cook pansit. it always turns out soggy and over cooked. but i will still try your pansit miki recipe. it looks so good
Say, you’re welcome.
Carl, I’ll remember that. Buddy’s… thanks for the tip.
Gina, naku, I don’t know. Pancit canton has a different texture and fresh pancit miki usually turns out soggy is cooked this way. Pancit miki for making habhab is available in supermarkets, anyway… in 500 gram packs.
yey! i’m glad to see an authentic filipino dish post on your blog. frankly, i’ve missed your posts on
filipino food. i appreciate all your posts, but it’s filipino food posts i look forward to & love. thanks!
I’m glad your family made it OK through the typhoon - that explains why you’ve been MIA recently. Ahh, the joys of living in South East Asia… I grew up in Malaysia so I know all too well how water and electricity gets cut off for days because of weather. It’s so bad that my mum usually has at least 3 barrels full of water at all times in case something like that happens.
tess, when i started this blog, i focused on traditional filipino food. they are all in the archives, most circa 2003.
right now, i like the experimenting part.
thanks, rose. it was hell. i wrote about it here and here.
hi ms connie,
thank god we all survive sa bagyong milenyo, grabbee ako bumili ng ice para lang ma save ung mga karne kasi tinamad po ako magluto dahil wala kuryente, inuna ko iluto ung mga fish pinaksiw ko ung iba and then fried sa umaga hehhehe.
im one of ur big fan, i always find time to visit ur site and check new recipes even if im in the office. I will try this pansit habhab looks yummy! what particular brand of pansit habhab ang hahanapin ko? sorry ha first time ko kasi buy and cook habhab want to try it. sa pancit bihon kasi may brand na hindi masarap.
Nwey thanks sa mga recipe mo ha? I printed out some of ur recipe and tried it at home. When my hubby celebrated his bday last month he requested for kare kare, eh i always cook kare kare dati at ang ginagamit ko ung mamasita kare kare mix honestly hindi masyado masarap but when i tried doing ur recipe, effort kung effort talaga i bought giniling na mani and bigas…..gosh ang sarap!!! tuwang tuwa si hubby heheheh!!!!!
God Bless u ms connie and more recipes to come….btw do u have baked lasagna recipe?
Thanks!
Buddy’s Pancit Lucban branches:
-pearl drive, ortigas
-kakarong st., makati
-market! market!
Yummy! I miss Pancit Habhab
Hey Connie (off-topic) what camera do you use to take photos? Your pictures look really great.
Hi! I just want to know if you can help me how to cook chitcharon. I tried so many times but I can’t do it perfectly. Pls. help. Thanks
Weng, I wasn’t able to save all the contents of of fridge. No ice anywhere. Guess even the tube ice makers couldn’t make any without electricity. Anyway, I’m glad you and your hubby enjoyed kare-kare. Am not a big fan of powdered mixes either.
Carl, oh my, we were at the Holiday Inn for two days… checked out an hour BEFORE you posted your comment. Sayang… but Ortigas isn’t that far. Pearl Drive. Thanks for the info. I will definitely visit Buddy’s soon.
Shae, it’s a Canon EOS 350D.
Lito, boil the pork fat and rind in salted water, drain, dry under the sun then deep fry.
Hi Connie,
Thank you for your great recipes! You are one unselfish, down-to-earth person with not a bit of air at all!
Cheers to you!
Thanks, Lisa
sarap naman basahin mga comments…meron na ngang masasarap na recipes, meron pang nakaka-aliw na comments!:lol:
hi miss connie,
Nakaka aliw naman basahin mga comments nyo about my hometown “Lucban Quezon” and the “pancit habhab” na miss ko tuloy bigla ang umuwi at kumain ng pancit habhab ni “KULITING” sya yung nagtitinda ng masarap na pancit habhab sa aming lugar…BTW, salamat sa website mo Miss Connie bcoz masaya me at nabigyang importansya ang pinakamasarap na “PANCIT HABHAB” ng Lucaban, Quezon.
Thanks,
Jhenny
I agree with Jhenny, I’m also from Lucban, pancit habhab is the best especially when you add some vinegar in it..sus ginooo! tatlong order pa nga.