Name: Bicol Express
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4, 4 people
Cuisine: Asian, Filipino, Philippines
Ingredients: 1 onion (thinly sliced); 2 tbsp oil; 750 ml coconut milk; 6 cloves garlic (crushed); 600 g skinless pork belly (cut into 1 cm strips); 1 inch piece ginger (finely sliced); 4 tbsp shrimp bagoong (rinsed to remove excess salt); 6 mild long green chillies; 4 mild long red chillies; 4 hot birds eye chillies

Bicol Express

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By: Raquel (via Bicolanaskitchen)

Original Publish: May 30, 2017

Last Updated: Mar 2, 2026

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Yields: 4, 4 people

Instructions

Heat oil in large pan
Fry the pork in two batches for about 4 minutes each, removing after each fry
Add the onion garlic and ginger to the pan and sauté until soft
Return the pork to the pan and add in the shrimp paste, fry for about a minute
Add the coconut milk and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes
Add the coconut milk and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes