Phillipino Chicken With Noodles

Ingredients
2 tablespoons crushed garlic
3 tablespoons oil
1/4 cup sliced onion
2 lbs chicken pieces
2 tablespoons patis (fish sauce)
1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 cups water
2 (3 3/4 ounce) packages cellophane noodles
1/4 cup sliced green onion

Directions
Saute garlic in oil until brown.
Add onion, chicken, patis and pepper. Cover; bring to boil, then simmer for 10 minutes.
Add water; bring to boil. Simmer until chicken is cooked. The dish should be covered, but leave lid off part of the time.
Remove chicken from broth. Take off meat, shred, and throw back into the pot. Discard skin and bones.
Add broken up noodles and cook another 5 minutes.
Sprinkle with scallions before serving.