I haven’t been to Bicol
but the first time that some of my Bicolano friends served me Bicol express I
immediately liked the dish. It is very spicy because of chili in its
ingredients. I read in an article that it was first introduce in Malate Manila and was
named after a train that travels from Paco to Bicol called the Bicol express.
Bicol express is said to have been derived from a popular Bicolano dish called
Gulay na Lada (gulay means vegetables in Tagalog and Lada means
Indonesian/Malay), only it was made popular and known for as Bicol Express. It
is made from pork belly strips, garlic, onions, ginger coconut cream (as with
all Bicolano dishes) turmeric, bagoong (shrimp paste) and a lot (I really mean
a lot) of green finger chili. It’s a simple dish that just involves sautéing
all the ingredients together until cooked.
How to cook
Bicol express?
First we have
to know the ingredients.
Pork strips
Garlic
Onion
Chili jalapeno
pepper
Coconut milk
Coconut cream
Cooking oil
Salt to taste
Procedure?
In a pan heat
cooking oil
Brown the pork
strips
When the pork
strips are brown put the minced garlic and onion
Add the coconut
milk bring to a boil and simmer for 12 minutes
Add the chili
peppers and cook until a little dry
Add the coconut
cream, cook until a little bit thick
Add salt to
taste.
Now were ready to taste
the very spicy bicol express…have a nice chow
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