Filipino•comfort
Bicol Express
This is a recipe for Bicol Express
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 55 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 lbs. pork belly (sliced into strips)
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 2 cups coconut cream
- 1/4 cup shrimp paste (or salted Krill)
- 5 cloves garlic (crushed)
- 5 pieces Thai chili pepper (chopped)
- 2 thumbs ginger (minced)
- 1 piece onion (chopped)
- 2 pieces Serrano pepper (sliced)
- 1 cup water (optional)
- 8 grams Maggi Magic Sarap
Instructions
- 1
Combine pork, ginger, garlic, onion, Thai chili pepper, long green pepper, and bagoong alamang, coconut milk in a pan. Mix well. Cover the pan and turn the heat to on. Let the mixture boil.
- 2
Stir and adjust the heat to low. Cover and simmer for 50 minutes. Note: add water as necessary
- 3
Add the remaining coconut cream and bagoong alamang (as needed). Season with Maggi Magic Sarap. Continue cooking in low heat until the sauce thickens (around
- 4
Transfer to a serving plate and serve with warm rice.