Bicol Express

The original recipe for this dish requires no meat whatsoever. Just green chilies cooked in coconut milk. This is good if your a Bicolano whom we know are notorious when it comes to anything spicy. I experimented a little with this dish by using lechon kawali instead of boiling the pork. It taste good too and the texture is perfect.

Bicol Express

What you'll need:
1/2 kilo pork belly, boiled and deep-fried into lechon kawali and sliced into portions
2 cups green chilies, sliced
1/2 cup red chilies
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup coconut cream
 1/4 cup shrimp paste
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 med onion, sliced

How to:
1. Sauté onion and garlic in a little oil until it caramelize.
2. Add shrimp paste and chilies.
3. Pour in coconut milk and cream. Bring to a boil and simmer until the volume decreases by half.
4. Add the pork belly at the last minute to retain it's crispiness.
5. It's best to wait until it becomes oily.
6. Enjoy!