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Bicol Express

Jun 19th, 2009
by Fatherlyours.

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One of my family’s favorite dish is Bicol express. Every time I have the chance they would request me to cook it for them. This is one recipe that I had learned from my constant travel to Calabarzon the last 5 years due to my work.

The above photo was taken by my Ericson cellphone camera. Napaanghang lang!

Bicol Express Recipe

Estimated preparation time: 30 minutes

Estimated cooking time: 30 minutes

Bicol Express Ingredients:

  • 1/4 kilo pork, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup Baguio beans or string beans
  • 3 cups long chili or siling labuyo
  • 1 onion, minced
  • 1 head of garlic, minced
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1 cup coconut cream
  • 2 tablespoons of cooking oil
  • 1/2 cup Salted anchovies

Bicol Express Cooking Instructions:

  • In a cooking pan, heat cooking oil and brown sliced pork for a few minutes.
  • In another pan, sauté minced garlic and onion.
  • Add to the sauté the browned pork.
  • Then add the coconut milk and salted anchovies, bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Add the chili peppers cook until dish gets a little dry.
  • Add the coconut cream and simmer until the sauce thickens.
  • add the string beans cover the pan and turn off the fire.

I turn off the fire after a few minutes of putting the string beans for it not be over cooked. Most Bicol dishes uses coconut milk and chili which was abundant in their area.

How about you guys, what is your families favorite dish?

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13 Comments

  • At 2009.06.19 08:06, SkippyHeart said:

    fave ko din bicol express pero seafood…

    thanks for sharing the recipe. =)

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    • At 2009.06.19 10:14, Jena Isle said:

      It’s one of my favorite dishes too Mon, mmmm…yummy…now I’m hungry…lol

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      • At 2009.06.19 15:45, Lance said:

        I got your recipe for i am going to ask my wife to cook this.

        would you care to xlink

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        • At 2009.06.19 15:47, Lance said:

          pwede magrequest ng recipe sa sinigang at kare kare

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          • At 2009.06.19 16:27, Kelvin Servigon said:

            sarap nian.. hehe, pero ang favorite ko ung lasagna and pizza… hehe,

            pero favorite ko din ung caldereta, sarap kc nun, maanghang pero…anu tawag dun, ewan, bsta masarap caldereta.. haha
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            • At 2009.06.20 01:55, along said:

              nice post and good website friend….thanks

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              • At 2009.06.20 06:03, Fatherlyours said:

                Jena – oo nga kakagutom. Amoy pa lang ulam na. hehehe.

                Lance – sure! Kapag nagka time uli para may picture.

                Kelvin Servigon -Yan din ang isa sa mga favorite ng kids ko. Sa Batangas ko yan natutunan. Simple lang ang style nila.

                along -thanks for dropping by. Visited your site too!

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                • At 2009.06.20 06:31, Fatherlyours said:

                  SkippyHeart -oo nga, masarap talaga yan. dami lang halo at medyo mahal ang sangkap. hehehe

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                  • At 2009.06.20 08:05, Jena Isle said:

                    Hi Mon,

                    OO nga, would you be kind enough to post your recipe, kahit hindi cooking niche ito,,,he he he….parang ibang style ang sa iyo. Thanks.
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                    • At 2009.06.20 08:13, Kids Prepaid Cell Phones said:

                      So glad I happened upon your blog here. I have learned so much already.

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                      • At 2009.06.20 11:01, nobe said:

                        i just had bicol express for lunch. yummy!

                        love,
                        nobe

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                        • At 2009.06.22 09:37, Dinah said:

                          this is also a fave dish in my family. pag pang ulam, di masyadong maanghang. pag pulutan, yung di makakain! he he.
                          thanks for sharing.
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                          • At 2009.07.06 02:04, Pinay Mommy said:

                            I am not really good at cooking but I loved eating Bicol Express. Maybe I will try to cook one up. Give it to hubby with lots of “sili!” LMAO!

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