Bicol Express

Hi. I'm going to show you an easy way to make show you how to make make bicol express, a popular Filipino dish.

You will need:

• 2 lbs. pork belly sliced into strips
• 2 cups coconut milk
• 2 cups coconut cream
• 1/2 cup shrimp paste bagoong alamang
• 4 cloves garlic crushed
• 6 pieces Thai chili pepper chopped
• 1 thumb ginger minced
• 1 piece onion chopped
• 1 pieces Serrano pepper sliced
• 1 cup water optional

How to cook:

1. Combine ginger, garlic, onion, Thai chili pepper, pork, and coconut milk in a pan. Mix well.
2. Cover the pan and turn the heat to on. Let the mixture boil.
3. Remove the cover. Stir.
4. Add half of the shrimp paste and pour around 1 cup of coconut cream and a cup of water.
5. Stir and adjust the heat to low. Cook until the sauce reduces to a quarter (around 50 minutes).
6. Add the remaining coconut cream and shrimp paste (as needed).
7. Also add the Serrano peppers.
8. Continue cooking in low heat until the sauce thickens.
9. Transfer to a serving plate and serve with warm rice.

Happy Cooking!

Goddee