Bikol Express na may Sigarilyas

Bikol Express na may Sigarilyas

(Bicol Express with Winged Beans)

From the city of Camarines to Sorsogon, the Bicol Region. This  dish 

become their landmark, a stew of hot chilli, pork, coconut milk, fish sauce

 and vegetables.

Ingredients :

• 500 Grams pork belly, cut lengthwise 
• 10-15 Pieces winged beans
• 5-10 Pieces green long chilli (siling pampaksiw)
• 2-3 Pieces bird's eye chilli (siling labuyo)
• 1/2 Cup shrimp paste 
• 3 Cloves of garlic
• 1 Medium size onion
• 1 Can coconut milk
• Cooking oil

Directions :

• In a pan, heat oil, saute garlic and onion.
• Add the sliced pork belly and stir fry until pork turns brown.
• Add shrimp paste, mix for another minutes.
• Pour the coconut milk, cover and simmer until porks are done.
• Add the bird's eye chilli, green long chilli and winged beans.
• Cover and simmer in medium heat for 10 minutes or until the coconut milk had reduced to a thick oily gravy.

Cooking Tips :

• For mild spice, don't add bird's eye chilli or soak green long chilli in water.
• Lima beans (patani), Baguio beans and Cassava leaves are other vegetables that can be added.