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Bicol Express

This is a guide on how to cook Bicol express using pork belly and balaw or salted shrimp.

Difficulty Medium
Time 60 min
Servings 4
Ingredients 10
Steps 3
Bicol Express
Filipino Updated 10/26/2018

Ingredients

Measured from the catalog payload.

  • 2 lbs pork belly sliced into cubes
  • 6 pieces siling pansigang
  • 1 piece knorr pork cube
  • 4 cups coconut milk
  • 2 cups coconut cream
  • 2 pieces onion chopped
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons balaw
  • 6 pieces thai chili pepper chopped
  • 3 pieces ginger crushed
  • 5 cloves garlic crushed

Instructions

3 cooking steps

  1. Combine coconut milk, onion, ginger, garlic, and pork in a cooking pot. Stir. Turn the heat on and let the coconut milk boil. Cover the pot and continue to boil in medium heat until the liquid reduces to half. Note: Stir the mixture every 7 minutes to prevent lumps from forming.
  2. Add balaw or bagoong alamang, chili peppers, coconut cream, and Knorr pork cube. Stir. Continue to boil until the coconut milk reduces to your desired consistency.
  3. Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve. Share and enjoy!

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