Bicol Express
Bicol Express with its tender pork cooked in coconut milk, shrimp paste, and chilies will bring in your appetite. A well-known dish in the Philippines that goes well with steamed rice.
Servings: 6 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 kilo 2.2 lbs pork belly cut into strips
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 medium onion sliced
- 3 red or green long chilies or bird's eye chilies
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 ½ tbsp shrimp paste
- 1 ¼ cup coconut milk
- ¼ tsp salt adjust according to preference
- ¼ tsp pepper adjust according to preference
Instructions
- In a pan over medium heat, sauté onion until translucent then add garlic and sauté until fragrant.
- Add pork belly strips and cook until light brow in color or no traces of pink left. Tip in shrimp paste and mix to coat the pork. Let simmer for 2 - 3 minutes for the taste to absorb.
- Add salt, pepper, and chilies then mix to incorporate. Pour coconut milk, then stir a bit to distribute the pork evenly.
- Cover with lid and turn down the heat. Simmer for 30 minutes or until the pork is soft and tender. Transfer in a serving dish and serve while hot. Bon appetit!
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Notes
- To tune down the spiciness you can add the chilies last after the pork has softened. Simmering the pork with the chilies will make it more spicier.