Bicol Express

Name: Bicol Express
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 800 grams Pork belly(diced or long square strips); 1/2 cup Dried shrimps(tiny or baby shrimps); 4 Chili fingers(Julienned); 6 clove Garlic(Minced); 1 Red onion(chopped); 2 cup Coconut extract/Gata(Evaporated); 1 cup Coconut extract/Gata(Condensed); 1 Salt; 1 Freshly ground black pepper; 3 tbsp Bagoong Alamang(Shrimp paste) or....; 1 Patis(Fish sauce)

Aldwin Babierra @cook_3042077

Bicol Express

Aldwin Babierra @cook_3042077

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Ingredients

45 mins

6 servings

Main ingredients
800 gramsPork belly(diced or long square strips)
1/2 cupDried shrimps(tiny or baby shrimps)
4Chili fingers(Julienned)
6 cloveGarlic(Minced)
1Red onion(chopped)
2 cupCoconut extract/Gata(Evaporated)
1 cupCoconut extract/Gata(Condensed)
1Salt
1Freshly ground black pepper
Alternatives for dried shrimps
3 tbspBagoong Alamang(Shrimp paste) or....
1Patis(Fish sauce)

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Steps

45 mins

1

In a pan, sauté the garlic and onions.
2

Add the pork belly and stir fry for a couple of minutes.
3

Add 2 cups of coconut extract(evap) and dried shrimps(or other alternatives) then bring to a boil and simmer in medium heat for 20 minutes or until the coconut extract had reduced to a thick oily gravy.
4

Add the chillies and a cup of coconut extract(condensed) and continue to simmer for 10 minutes.
5

Add salt and pepper to taste.