Bicol Express
Spicy pork with shrimp paste and chilies cooked in rich and creamy coconut milk.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pork sliced into pieces
- 5 pieces Thai chili pepper
- 2 pieces long green pepper
- ¼ cup shrimp paste
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 1 cup water
- 1 piece onion chopped
- 5 cloves garlic crushed
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
- Ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Saute onion and garlic. Add pork once the onion softens. Cook until light brown.
- Pour water and coconut milk. Let boil. Cover and cook between low to medium heat for 40 minutes. Add more water if needed.
- Stir-in the shrimp paste and chili peppers. Continue to cook covered for 8 minutes.
- Season with ground black pepper. Continue to cook until sauce reaches desired consistency.
- Serve with warm rice.