Bicol Express is one of the yummy dishes here on Philippines it's yummier when it's spicy, it's pinkish in color. So here's the recipe of how I cooked it.
Ingredients:
1/2 kilo pork belly cut into small pieces
3pcs small red chilli cut into small size(it depends how spicy you want)
5pcs green Chili big cut into small pieces
1 small red onion sliced
3pcs garlic cloves minced slice
1 tablespoon cooking oil
Coconut cream ( 1 bowl cream in first putting, and 1 cup pure cream for finishing)
1/2 tsp powdered black pepper
1 tablespoon salt
1 cup water
1 tablespoon of shrimp paste
Procedure:
Prepare a pan, put the cooking oil. Saute the garlic minced, red onions and the pork meat. Saute until the meat turns into golden brown.
When the meats colors into golden brown, set aside it on the pan and saute the shrimp paste then mix it.
Add the 1 bowl of coconut cream, let it simmer then add 1 cup water to tenderized the meat. Add the sliced red chilli. Let it simmer untill the meats tender and the sauce reduced.
Once the sauce reduced add the 1 cup coconut cream and the green chilli sliced.
Season the salt and the powdered black pepper, add some if it doesn't fit your taste
Bring to simmer and once the sauce caramelized then it's ready to serve.
Enjoy your spicy bicol Express 😋😋 here's mine, I didn't add the red chilli because I let my baby eat this one, she can't bear spicy food lol.