FILIPINO RECIPE - BICOL EXPRESS

Hello steemit friends, I have a recipe for you to cook to your family and friends. Let's start for where this recipe came from. Bicol Express is a well known Filipino dish which was popularized in the district of Malate, Manila but made in traditional Bicolano style. It is a stew made from long chilies, coconut milk, shrimp paste or stockfish, onion, pork, and garlic. It is said to have been inspired by the fiery Bicolano dish, which is nowadays presented as one of the many variants of Bicol Express. If you love spicy food you must try Bicol Express.

INGREDIENTS

• 3 cups coconut milk
• 1/4 kg pork belly
• 1/2 cup shrimp paste
• 1 tbsp garlic
• 6 pcs. Chilli fingers(red and green)
• 3 tbsp minced ginger
• 1 medium onion minced
• 3 tbsp cooking oil
• salt and pepper to taste

PROCEDURE

1. Squeeze shredded coconut with hot water to extract milk
2. Cut pork belly into 2 inches stripes
3. Saute garlic, onion and chilli peppers(chopped)
4. Add ginger
   5 place meat until light brown then add coconut milk simmer for 20 minutes until pork is tender
5. Serve hot and enjoy

There you have it steemians! Let me know what you think of this recipe. Leave me your comments. Until next time. Ciao!