Pork Bicol Express Recipe
Learn how to cook Bicol Express - Pork from this easy recipe.
Prep Time1 hour hr 40 minutes mins
Cook Time35 minutes mins
Total Time2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: bicol express, pork bicol express
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 280kcal
Author: Edu Ang
Cost: $6
- 670 g Pork Belly
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 1 pc Onion
- 5 pcs Green Chili (Chili finger)
- 4 pcs Red Chili
- 2 tbsp Shrimp Paste
- 200 ml Coconut Milk
- 1 cup Coconut Milk diluted
- 1 tbsp Sugar optional
- Cooking oil
- Salt
- Black ground pepper
In a medium size pan. Heat 2 to 3 tablespoon of cooking oil. Pour 670 grams of cut Pork belly. Add a dash of ground pepper. Cook until the meat turns light brown in color the transfer on a clean container. Set aside.
In the same pan, saute 1 piece of sliced onion and 3 cloves of minced garlic until it turns light brown in color. Add the precook pork belly cuts let it pan fry for a while.
Put 2 tablespoon of shrimp paste. Stir to evenly spread the paste onto the pork belly cuts.
Pour 1 cup of diluted coconut milk. Boil for a while or until half of the diluted coconut milk evaporates before adding 200 ml of pure coconut milk. Let it simmer for a few more minutes.
Add 4 pieces of slice red chili and 5 pieces of slice green chili.
Gradually add 1 tablespoon of sugar(adding sugar is optional) , some salt and a dash of black ground pepper while stirring (add as needed) then let it cook for a while.
Pass on a platter. Serve and Enjoy!
Calories: 280kcal