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Beef Bicol Express

Beef Bicol Express is the beef version of the popular Bicol express dish. The latter uses pork (usually pork belly) as the main ingredient. I got some gorgeous fresh beef chuck from the supermarket and I decided to consume it for this dish. I was attracted with the nice looking marbled fat. This adds a…

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By: Vanjo Merano 6 Comments Updated: 9/2/18

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Beef Bicol Express is the beef version of the popular Bicol express dish. The latter uses pork (usually pork belly) as the main ingredient. I got some gorgeous fresh beef chuck from the supermarket and I decided to consume it for this dish. I was attracted with the nice looking marbled fat. This adds a nice flavor to the meat and maintains moisture

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I know that Bicol Express is not the healthiest dish around. However, sometimes we all need to enjoy good food as long as we consume it moderately.

One of the challenges in using beef chuck is that it is not as tender as tenderloin or sirloin. Sometimes it can be tough. A good approach to quickly tenderize beef chuck is to slice these into small cubes. This will enable the meat be cooked quickly. It will also take less time to to tenderize it.

Let’s now talk about chili pepper. This is an essential ingredient that provides spice or “hotness” to our dish. It is ideal to use bird’s eye chili or “siling labuyo”, but feel free to use any type of chili pepper depending on availability and preference. Serrano and finger chili are less spicy compared to Jalapeno, Habanero, and Thai Chili. I think that Serrano pepper is perfect for those who want low to medium level heat.

Have you tried other versions of Bicol express lately? I suggest that you take a look at this Pork Chop Bicol Express Recipe. This is one of my easy and simple take to this amazing dish. You can also browse all our Bicol Express Recipe compilation.

Try this Beef Bicol Express Recipe. Let me know what you think!

Did you make this? If you snap a photo, please be sure tag us on Instagram at @panlasangpinoy or hashtag #panlasangpinoy so we can see your creations!

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Beef Bicol Express

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 1 hour
Total: 1 hour 10 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 2 lbs. beef chuck cubed
  • 2 cups coconut milk
  • 1/3 cup shrimp paste bagoong alamang
  • 4 to 6 pieces Serrano pepper sliced diagonally
  • 4 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 tablespoon minced ginger
  • 1 medium yellow onion sliced
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 tablespoons cooking oil

Instructions

  • Heat the cooking oil in a pan.
  • Sauté the garlic, ginger and onion
  • Once the onion becomes soft, add the shrimp paste. Stir.
  • Put-in the beef. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until medium brown.
  • Pour-in the coconut milk. Stir. You can also add some of the pepper, if desired. Bring the mixture to a boil. Simmer for 40 minutes or until the beef is tender. Add water as needed.
  • Sprinkle some salt and pepper to taste. Stir. Cook for 3 minutes.
  • Transfer to a serving plate. Serve. Share and enjoy!

Nutrition Information

Serving: 6g
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Vanjo Merano is the creator of PanlasangPinoy.com. His goal is to introduce Filipino Food and Filipino Cuisine to the rest of the world. This blog was the first step that he took.

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  1. Chcpy says

    Posted on 9/17/16 at 11:23 pm

    5 stars
    Pag I si simmer ho ba kaikangan naka takip?

    Reply
    • Vanjo Merano says

      Posted on 9/18/16 at 12:03 am

      Opo. Kailangang lagyan ng cover and pot para hindi mag evaporate kaagad ang liquid.

      Reply
  2. Mark bautista says

    Posted on 9/9/15 at 3:34 am

    This is great! I always get most of my everyday dishes from your site and my lads totally love them! Thanks!

    Reply
  3. emma tabuzo says

    Posted on 9/30/14 at 5:02 pm

    Try ko yong beef pwd pala nakakaswa na kasi pag laging pork

    Reply
  4. Mysia danna says

    Posted on 4/26/14 at 5:31 pm

    Thank you for this great alternative because there’s no pork here in saudi arabia and tasted absolutely fantastic! By the way, you forgot to include ginger in the ingredients. Please edit. 🙂

    Reply
    • Vanjo Merano says

      Posted on 6/3/14 at 10:55 am

      Hi Mysia, that was a good catch! Thanks for letting me know. I have updated the recipe by adding ginger in both the ingredient list and procedure.

      Reply

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