Bicol Express
Ingredients
- 600 g skinless pork belly cut into 1 cm strips
- 6 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 onion thinly sliced
- 1 inch piece ginger finely sliced
- 750 ml coconut milk
- 4 tbsp shrimp bagoong rinsed to remove excess salt
- 6 mild long green chillies
- 4 mild long red chillies
- 4 hot birds eye chillies
- 2 tbsp oil
Instructions
- Heat oil in large pan
- Fry the pork in two batches for about 4 minutes each, removing after each fry
- Add the onion garlic and ginger to the pan and sauté until soft
- Return the pork to the pan and add in the shrimp paste, fry for about a minute
- Add the coconut milk and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes
- Add the coconut milk and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes
- Add the chillies and cook for another 10 minutes, or until the chillies are tender
- Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with fresh chillies pieces
- Serve with fresh rice