"Bicol Express"
Bicol Express is pork strips and siling haba (finger chilies) cooked in coconut milk. Very rich. Very spicy. Some versions include ginger, some include dilaw (turmeric), some include bagoong or shrimp paste. It was literally exploding with flavor and aroma.
Sometimes, bagoong steals the true taste of your dish. like Bicol Express with dilaw, coconut oil, lot of chilies and liempo as the main ingredient’s great so long as the spiciness is just right and the coconut milk is thick enough.
The taste of Bicol express is an unforgettable because it is so very spicy. Bicol Express nowadays has so many variations that just about everyone that has cooked this dish had modified it to their own personal preference. They have to accommodate their level of obsession when it comes to scalding-hot peppers. I have looked at several recipes online about Bicol Express before coming up with my own recipe. Even though this is not the authentic Bicol Express, it’s still very good and it will not put you in a coma, but in order for me to use the original name it does have to have a certain degree of hotness.
The version of Bicol Express of my mom does not use scalding-hot peppers as a main ingredient, instead she used it as a secondary ingredient. We love hot peppers, but unfortunately my obsession with hot peppers does not quite measure up to the Bicolano’s, so it is a milder version.
When eating Bicol Express with the right amount of hotness to your liking you can truly enjoy this wonderful dish. You will immediately feel the heat as soon as you introduce it to your taste buds
A savory and delicious dish made with succulent pork and coconut cream that will have you expressing how much you adore the taste!
