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Seafood Bicol Express

Seafood Bicol Express is a delicious Filipino dish featuring a medley of seafood cooked in a rich, creamy coconut milk sauce

Difficulty Medium
Time 25 min
Servings 4
Ingredients 11
Steps 8
Seafood Bicol Express
Filipino Updated 3/1/2017

Ingredients

Measured from the catalog payload.

  • 1 lb mussel
  • 6 ounces squid
  • 1/2 lb shrimp
  • 2 cups coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoons shrimp paste
  • 2 ginger minced
  • 3 cloves minced garlic
  • 1 yellow onion chopped
  • 6 to 10 pieces thai chili pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons cooking oil

Instructions

8 cooking steps

  1. Heat oil in a cooking pot.
  2. Once the gets hot, saute garlic, onion and ginger.
  3. Pour the coconut milk into the pot. Let boil.
  4. Add chili pepper and shrimp paste. Stir. Cover and cook for 3 minutes.
  5. Add the squid, mussels, and shrimp.Stir until all the seafood gets coated with coconut milk. Continue to cook for 3 to 5 minutes while occasionally stirring.
  6. Add ground black pepper. Stir.
  7. Transfer to a serving plate. Serve.
  8. Share and enjoy!

Catalog details

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Recipe notes

  • Place the mussels in a bowl of cold water for about 15 minutes. This can sometimes help loosen the beard and make it easier to remove.
  • Find the beard, which is a cluster of fibrous threads sticking out from the side of the mussel.
  • Use your fingers or a small knife to gently pull the beard away from the shell. Grasp the beard firmly and yank it out with a quick motion. It should come off fairly easily.
  • You can also use a clean kitchen towel to help grip the beard better. Give it a quick, firm pull to dislodge it. This method can sometimes make it easier to remove the beard.