HOW TO COOK BICOL EXPRESS 2

How To Cook Bicol Express –In August this year, I shared with you this dish recipe using pork. That is the very simple and traditional recipe of my Bicol Express. But many of us would not want to spend little extra for the pork because of the financial issues they have on so I tried to find ways to cook Bicol Express in a cheaper way but would not ruin the taste of this dish. In this recipe I am going to share with you is simple but not very common because instead of using pork, we are going to use the canned meatloaf. Canned goods like meatloaf is cheaper than the fresh ones yet easier to prepare so busy moms out there could spend more time looking after their kids. I’d like to remind you that this dish is very hot and spicy so I want to remind you to be careful and check the hotness before serving this dish. Here is how to cook Bicol Express using canned meatloaf:

Ingredients

1lb of canned meatloaf (cut into about ¼ inch x ¼ inch cubes)

¼ cup vegetable oil

¼ cup garlic (minced)

¼ cup onions (chopped)

¼ cup ginger (chopped)

1 tsp red chili (siling labuyo or taiwan)

1 cup of red bell pepper (cut into strips)

½ cup of juvenile shrimp paste (alamang)

2 cups of coconut milk (instant or powder will do)

Salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Procedure

1. In a pan, saute garlic, onions and ginger until garlic is brown.
2. Add the meatloaf. Stir fry until the meatloaf is brown.
3. Add shrimp paste and red chili and stir.
4. Pour in the coconut milk. Let it boil until thickened.
5. Add the red bell pepper, groud pepper and salt. Simmer until the bell pepper is cooked.
6. And serve with your favorite beverage or beer.

Try this video of Bicol Express tutorial:

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 HOW TO COOK BICOL EXPRESS 2