Bicol Express Recipe

Bicol Express Image from dessertcomesfirst  Bicol Express is a famous dish which originated in Bicol Region of the Philippines. It is pork strips and green finger peppers ("siling haba" or "siling pamaksiw" in tagalog) cooked in coconut milk. Bicol Express is very rich and very spicy.   Bicol express in the Philippines have different versions, some  include ginger, some include turmeric, some include bagoong or shrimp paste and other use sea food ( tuna, shrimp, mussel and squid) instead of pork.   In Thailand they have their own version of bicol express  and they called it "siamese" According to some Bicolanos the original Bicol Express has less or no coconut milk at all. It’s less saucy and much drier and has more “siling labuyo”(hot chili).

Good for serving:  3 - 4 persons Bicol Express Ingredients: 1/4 kilo pork, thinly sliced  3 cups green fingers peppers 1 onion, minced  1 head of garlic, minced  1 cup coconut milk  1 cup coconut cream  2 tablespoons of cooking oil Salt to taste

Bicol Express Cooking Instruction: In a bowl of water with salt, soak chili peppers for 30 minutes then rinse and strain.  In a cooking pan, heat cooking oil and brown sliced pork for a few minutes.  In another pan, sauté minced garlic and onion.  Add to the sauté the browned pork.  Then add the coconut milk, bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.  Add the chili peppers and cook until dish gets a little dry.  Add the coconut cream and simmer

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