Bicol Express ala Bebet – Bisita Kusina Episode 1
Welcome to the first episode of our “Bisita Kusine Series”! We are featuring Bicol express. This is a popular Filipino dish composed of pork, chili pepper, shrimp paste, and coconut milk. This series is created to recognize talented homecooks who still make delicious meals for their families despite of their busy schedules . Today I…
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Welcome to the first episode of our “Bisita Kusine Series”! We are featuring Bicol express. This is a popular Filipino dish composed of pork, chili pepper, shrimp paste, and coconut milk.
This series is created to recognize talented homecooks who still make delicious meals for their families despite of their busy schedules .
Today I visited the kitchen of our kababayan, Gilbert “Bebet” Lainez, in Buffalo Grove Illinois. He lives a few miles south from my place. His version of Bicol Express is something worth tasting. I had the privilege of tasting it first hand, and it was really fantastic.
Let’s do this more often. Do you want me to visit your kitchen too? Tell me your signature dish in the comment section.
Bebet’s Bicol express version was impressive. It can be eaten as a main dish with rice or it can also be enjoyed as a pulutan. The pork was tender and it had the right amount of spice and creaminess. I tried his recipe here at home and everyone liked it.
If you have a recipe that you want to be featured and you want me to visit your kitchen, let me know.
Try Bebet’s Bicol Express Recipe. Let us know what you think.
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Bicol Express ala Bebet
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. Pork belly sliced into cubes
- 3 to 4 tablespoons spicy bagoong alamang
- 4 Jalapeno peppers sliced
- 4 cups coconut milk
- 2 thumbs ginger julienne
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 4 tablespoons cooking oil
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat a large cooking pot.
- Sear the pork. Continue to cook until it turns light brown and oil gets extracted. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a cooking pot. Sauce garlic, onion, and ginger. Continue to cook until the onion becomes soft.
- Add the sautéed pork. Stir. Continue to sauce for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add the shrimp paste (bagoong alamang) stir. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add jalapeño pepper. Stir. Cook fo a minute.
- Pour-in coconut milk. Stir and let boil. Continue to cook between low to medium heat for 45 minutes.
- Season with salt and ground black pepper.
- Transfer to a serving plate. Serve.
- Share and enjoy!
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