Bicol Express Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 TBSP cooking oil
• 4 cloves of garlic (minced)
• 1 medium-sized onion (sliced)
• 1 TBSP shrimp paste
• 1/4 kilo pork (sliced into small cubes)
• 6-8 pieces of chili fingers (sliced)
• 2 medium-sized red bell pepper (sliced)
• 6-8 pieces or red wild chili (minced)
• 1 medium-sized eggplant (sliced)
• a bunch of string beans (cut up)
• 1 cup fresh coconut milk
• salt to taste

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Heat oil in a pan and sauté garlic.
2. Add sliced onion and cook until translucent.
3. Under medium heat, add pork and leave it alone (with occasional stirring) until meat is cooked halfway.
4. Add shrimp paste, bell pepper, chili fingers, and red wild chili. Cook for about 2 minutes.
5. Add string beans and eggplant. Toss and let it cook until the meat is tender.
6. Add coconut milk and turn heat off at the first sign of a boil.
7. Season with salt according to taste. You may add more wild chili if you think it’s not spicy enough.
8. Serve hot.

Source: Vanilla House Wife

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