Bicol Express ala Bebet
This is the first episode of our Bisita Kusina series wherein Bebet Lainez shared his Bicol Express recipe.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 1594kcal
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!
Video
Nutrition
Serving: 6g | Calories: 1594kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 162g | Saturated Fat: 73g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Monounsaturated Fat: 63g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 249mg | Sodium: 358mg | Potassium: 821mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 124IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 7mg