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Bicol Express
Bicol express is a Filipino pork dish with coconut milk and chili peppers. Popularized in Malate, Manila, the dish took its name from a passenger train from Bicol Region going to Manila and vice versa. Bicol Region is famous for cooking dishes using coconut milk and chili peppers.
Ingredients
- cooking oil1 spoon
- onion, chopped1
- garlic, minced1 head
- pork belly1 kg
- bagoong alamang (shrimp paste)1/2 kg
- siling labuyo (bird's eye chili)15 piece
- sugar2 spoon
- black pepper1 tsp
- monosodium glutamate, optional
- coconut milk, 400 ml1 can
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 5 steps
Heat a frying pan over medium heat, then add the cooking oil.
When the oil is hot, add the onion and garlic. Sauté until fragrant and aromatic.
Add the shrimp paste, siling labuyo and the pork belly. Stir fry the mixture until the pork is browned on all sides.
Add the sugar, pepper, and monosodium glutamate if using.
Stir in the coconut milk, and simmer until the meat is cooked through.
