Name: Bicol Express Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 2 lb pork belly; 2 cup coconut milk; 2 cup coconut cream; ½ cup shrimp paste; 4 garlic cloves; 6 Thai chili pepper; 1 ginger; 1 onion; 1 Serrano pepper; 1 cup water

Bicol Express Recipe

Chad Modified: November 12, 2023

How To Make Bicol Express

Bicol express is a Filipino dish of pork, chili, coconut milk, and shrimp paste. It balances spicy, creamy, and savory notes perfectly.

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 55 mins

Total: 1 hr

Serves:

Ingredients

2 lb pork belly, sliced into strips
2 cup coconut milk
2 cup coconut cream
½ cup shrimp paste, bagoong alamang
4 garlic cloves, crushed
6 Thai chili pepper, chopped
1 ginger, thumb, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 Serrano pepper, sliced
1 cup water, optional

Instructions

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

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