1 lb. skinless chicken breast
1 lb. lean pork, fat trimmed
1 lb. small shrimp, shelled
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 Chinese cabbage, shredded
3 carrots, thinly sliced into rectangular
1 cup celery, thinly sliced
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 cup broth, from boiling chicken
1 lb. rice sticks, soaked in water for 15 minutes or until
softened then drained
1 bun scallions, finely chopped
1 bun cilantro, leaves chopped
Lime (optional)

1) Boil chicken and pork in 1 1/2 cups water. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Remove from heat; slice meat into small pieces. Reserve the broth.

2) Heat oil in a large, wide saut? pan. Saut? onions and garlic until onion is translucent.

3) Add sliced meat, shrimp, soy sauce and stir-fry 5 minutes. Over high heat, add cabbage, carrots, celery, salt, pepper and 1 cup of broth. Stir-fry for 2 minutes. Set aside 1 cup of mixture.

4) Reduce heat to low and add rice sticks, tossing gently with wooden spoons until cooked through and mixed with meat and vegetables, about 3 minutes.

5) If the mixture seems dry, add more broth.

6) Transfer to platter, garnish with chopped scallions, and cilantro.

7) Squeeze lime over each serving and sprinkle with additional garnishes.

8) Serve with soy sauce.