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Bicol Express Recipe

This is a recipe for Bicol Express
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Filipino Recipe
Keyword: bicol express, bicol express recipe, ginataang baboy, how to cook bicol express
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 1224kcal
Author: Vanjo Merano

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs. pork belly sliced into strips
  • 2 cups coconut milk
  • 2 cups coconut cream
  • 1/4 cup shrimp paste or salted Krill
  • 5 cloves garlic crushed
  • 5 pieces Thai chili pepper chopped
  • 2 thumbs ginger minced
  • 1 piece onion chopped
  • 2 pieces Serrano pepper sliced
  • 1 cup water optional
  • 8 grams Maggi Magic Sarap
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Instructions

  • Combine pork, ginger, garlic, onion, Thai chili pepper, long green pepper, and coconut milk in a pan. Mix well. Cover the pan and turn the heat to on. Let the mixture boil.
    2 lbs. pork belly, 2 cups coconut milk, 1/4 cup shrimp paste, 5 cloves garlic, 5 pieces Thai chili pepper, 2 thumbs ginger, 1 piece onion, 2 pieces Serrano pepper
  • Stir and adjust the heat to low. Cover and simmer for 50 minutes. Note: add water as necessary
    1 cup water
  • Add the remaining coconut cream and bagoong alamang (as needed). Season with Maggi Magic Sarap. Continue cooking in low heat until the sauce thickens (around
    2 cups coconut cream, 8 grams Maggi Magic Sarap
  • Transfer to a serving plate and serve with warm rice.

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Nutrition

Serving: 6g | Calories: 1224kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 124g | Saturated Fat: 68g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 39g | Cholesterol: 168mg | Sodium: 248mg | Potassium: 747mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 29IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 6mg