My simple way of cooking ***Bicol Express***
Happy Saturday steemit friends! Lucky to get verified by @alikoc07 to join this community and I'm so thankful to be part of this community and for today I want to share my simple way of cooking BICOL EXPRESS one of my favorite dish. I like the spicy taste of it and the mouth watering juicy flavor of the coconut milk.
Let's start with the ingredients what I have here is...
(1) 1/2 kilo of pork ( Bicol express cuy)
(2) 2 tbls. of shrimp paste (hipon)
(3) 1 coconut (for gata)
(4) 3 pcs. of finger chili (siling spada)
(5) 7 pcs. of chinese chili (siling labuyo)
(6) 1pc of onion
(7) 4 cloves of garlic
(8) 3 strings of sitaw
(9) salt
(10) magic sarap (seasoning)
(11) cooking oil
For the preparation:
- Sliced onions
*Peeled and sliced garlic - (.)1 cup coconut water (gata from coconut fruit with1 glass of water)
- (.) coconut milk (first juice or gata from coconut fruit )
- (.) Cut the Chinese chili
- (.) Cut finger chili
- (.) Slice sitaw 1 inch
Let's start cooking my way:
Step (1) bring pot in a medium heat. Put 3 tablespoon of cooking oil
then add onion and garlic stir it till softened.
Step (2) add pork stir constantly till it turns slightly brownn
Step (3) add shrimp paste and stirring it for 2-3mins.
Step (4) add the coconut water (wait for 15 mins). Bring to simmer.
Step (5) add the chinese chili stirring constantly for 5-10mins.
Step (6) add the sitaw then stirring occasionally.
Step (7) add the coconut milk stir and wait till it boils.
Step (8) add the finger chili stirring constantly.
Step (9) for the last step add salt and seasoning for taste and wait for 3-5 mins. and your done... Ready to serve.
Ready to serve. Here my simple way of cooking BICOL EXPRESS hope you'll try it at home and discover the spicy taste of this mouth watering dish with gata (coconut milk), surely you'll love this food especially those who love to eat spicy foods. Thanks for the chance and opportunity given to share.. More power and God bless for #steemfoods community and the people behind this community and for those who supports it unceasingly. Thank you keep safe and keep steeming friends. Have a great weekend to all..
