Pork Bicol Express Recipe
Pork Bicol Express is a spicy pork stew simmering in coconut cream, one of Filipinos’ most popular dishes. It is rich, creamy, and aromatic—a super easy-to-make dish at home to serve with a bowl of rice on the side.
Equipment
1 skillet
Ingredients
- 1 pound pork shoulder
- 1 can 14 oz coconut cream
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 2 large jalapeno peppers
- 4 long red and green chili
- 3 tablespoons shrimp paste
- 1 small finely chopped onion
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 1 inch minced ginger
Instructions
- In a skillet, heat cooking oil in medium heat. Cook ginger, garlic, and onion until aromatic for about 2-3 minutes.
- Add pork, stirring occasionally and cook until lightly brown and tender.
- Add shrimp paste and saute for 5 minutes.
- Pour coconut cream, jalapeno peppers, red and green thai chilis and bring it to a gentle boil. Simmer in medium heat until the sauce thickens for about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- You can use fish sauce as a substitute for shrimp paste.
- Coconut milk is as good as coconut cream but with lower fat content.
- While this is a spicy dish, you can control the spiciness by reducing the amount of jalapeno pepper and chili.
- The sauce will continue to thicken while the dish is hot and you will notice that the liquid will reduce because the meat will absorb it.
Nutrition
Calories: 141kcal
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