🌶️ Bicol Express

Pork · Main ingredient: Pork · ⏱ 49 min · Serves 5 · ~₱395 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients

• 0.5 kg Pork belly, sliced thin
• 2 tbsp Cooking oil
• 1 pc Onion, chopped
• 5 cloves Garlic, minced
• 1 thumb Ginger, minced
• 2 cups Coconut milk
• 1 cup Coconut cream (kakang gata)
• 6.5 pcs Siling labuyo (bird's eye chili), sliced (adjust to taste)
• 3 pcs Long green chili (siling pangsigang), sliced
• 3 tbsp Shrimp paste (bagoong alamang)
• 3 pinch Salt, to taste
• 0.5 tsp Pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Sauté onion, garlic, and ginger until fragrant.
2. Add the pork belly and cook until lightly browned and rendering fat, about 5-7 minutes.
3. Stir in the shrimp paste and cook for 2 minutes.
4. Pour in the coconut milk, bring to a simmer, cover, and cook for 20-25 minutes until pork is tender and sauce reduces.
5. Add the green chilies and siling labuyo, and simmer for 5 minutes.
6. Pour in the coconut cream and simmer uncovered for another 8-10 minutes until the sauce thickens and turns oily on top.
7. Season with salt and pepper to taste, adjusting spice level with more chili if desired.
8. Serve hot with steamed rice.

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