Bicol Express

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:38:52 GMT

Step 1

The first step is to saute the garlic and onion until the latter softens. This brings-in aroma and nice sweet-roasted flavor to the dish. Do this by heating around 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan. Once the oil starts to get hot, add onion and garlic.

Step 2

The pork goes in next. Make sure to stir the pork while cooking to make the color uniform all throughout. We simply want the pork to turn light brown during this step. We still need to cook it further until tender.

Step 3

Pour coconut milk and diluted coconut milk and let boil. Cover the pan and cook in low to medium heat until the pork gets tender. It usually takes around 40 minutes, but you can cook longer of needed. Feel free to add more water if needed.

Step 4

Add the chili peppers and shrimp paste next. I usually cook this covered for 8 to 10 minutes in order to extract much of the flavor from the chili pepper. You can also add the chili peppers in the previous step along with the coconut milk.

Step 5

Season with ground black pepper and serve for lunch or dinner with white rice

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