Bicol
Bicol express
Pork in coconut milk with a train load of chillies. Creamy, fiery and named after a railway.
50 minTime
16 gProtein each
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Make it your way
Grandma's wayPork belly in coconut milk with shrimp paste and lots of chilli.
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16 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
50minutessame
Bicol express.
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.
Ingredients
Method
4 steps- 1Render the pork in the oil over medium heat for 10 minutes until lightly browned.
- 2Add the garlic, onion and ginger and cook 2 minutes, then the shrimp paste for 2 minutes.
- 3Add the thin coconut milk and simmer 25 minutes until the pork is tender.
- 4Add the chillies and coconut cream and cook 10 minutes until thick and the oil separates.
Serve it like this
Serve in a bowl with plenty of steamed rice and something cooling, like cucumber or an ice cold calamansi juice.
