Recipes · Filipino · Main Courses
Bicol Express
One serving has 791 kcal and 14 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin C (94%), manganese (52%), thiamin (46%), niacin (45%), copper (41%) and cobalamin (40%). Ready in 45 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 30 min
- Makes: 1 serving (287 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free, Low carb
- Contains: gluten, pork, shellfish
Ingredients
- 110 g Pork belly, raw
- 90 g Coconut milk, canned
- 10 g Oyster sauce
- 20 g Chili peppers, red, raw
- 15 g Chili peppers, green, raw
- 6 g Garlic, raw
- 30 g Onions, raw
- 5 g Ginger, fresh
- 0.5 g Salt
Method
- Cut the pork belly into bite-sized strips and finely chop the garlic, onion and ginger.
- Sauté the garlic, onion and ginger in a dry pot over medium heat for 2 minutes until soft and fragrant.
- Add the pork and cook, stirring often, for 5-6 minutes until it browns a little and renders some fat.
- Stir in the shrimp paste stand-in and half the coconut milk, bring to a simmer, cover, and cook over low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pork is tender.
- Add the remaining coconut milk and the sliced red and green chilies, and simmer uncovered for 8-10 minutes so the sauce thickens slightly and the chilies soften.
- Taste and add the salt only if needed - the paste is already salty - then check the pork is cooked through before serving hot with rice on the side.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 791 kcal | 37% |
| Carbohydrates | 12.5 g | |
| Water | 179 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.3 g | 4% |
| Protein | 13.7 g | 29% |
| Tryptophan | 0.04 g | |
| Threonine | 0.11 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.11 g | |
| Leucine | 0.2 g | |
| Lysine | 0.14 g | |
| Methionine | 0.05 g | |
| Cystine | 0.05 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.13 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.08 g | |
| Valine | 0.17 g | |
| Histidine | 0.07 g | |
| Fat | 77.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 28 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 6.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 5.8 g | |
| Saturated | 38.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 79.2 mg | |
| Calcium | 49.1 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.37 mg | 41% |
| Iron | 4.1 mg | 23% |
| Magnesium | 61.2 mg | 20% |
| Manganese | 0.93 mg | 52% |
| Phosphorus | 242 mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 611 mg | 13% |
| Selenium | 10.4 µg | 19% |
| Sodium | 520 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.9 mg | 23% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.51 mg | 46% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.33 mg | 30% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 6.3 mg | 45% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.55 mg | 11% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.43 mg | 33% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 29.7 µg | 7% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.97 µg | 40% |
| Choline | 16.5 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 21.8 µg | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 70.7 mg | 94% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.69 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 5.2 µg | 6% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.8 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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