Bicol Express Recipe

Bicol Express is a popular Filipino dish which was popularized in the district of Malate, Manila but made in traditional Bicolano style. 

It is a stew made from long chilies, coconut milk, shrimp paste or stockfish, onion, pork, and garlic. It is said to have been inspired by the fiery Bicolano dish gulay na may lada, which is nowadays presented as one of the many variants of Bicol Express.


                                            Ingredients:

4 cups chili pepper, seeded and sliced

1 tbsp salt

2 cups thin coconut milk

1-1/2 to 2 cups fresh alamang

1/2 lb pork belly, diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 medium-sized onion, minced

1 cup thick coconut cream
salt to taste


Procedure:

1. Soak chilis in water with salt. Let it stand for 30 minutes and then rinse thoroughly. Drain.

2. In a pan, mix thin coconut milk, alamang, pork, garlic, onion and salt.

3. Bring it to a boil, lower the heat and then simmer for 10 minutes. Add chilis and cook until half the liquid has evaporated.

4. Pour in thick coconut cream and continue cooking until oil comes out from the cream.

5. Serve it hot.


Enjoy Eating!

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