Fish Bicol Express

12 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • meat of one pampano or large besugo, chopped
  • 2 green siling haba (finger chilis)
  • 4 cloves of Philippine garlic (or any small, strong variety)
  • 1/2 tbsp ginger
  • black pepper
  • 2 tbsp. calamansi (Philippine lemon)juice
  • 2 tablespoons bagoong (Filipino shrimp paste)
  • 1 crushed Philippine siling labuyo (or Thai bird chili)
  • 1 bulb lemongrass
  • 2 cups thick coconut milk
  • pinch of turmeric
  • sea salt to taste

Directions

  1. 1
    {"0":"Remove seeds from siling haba, cut into rings, and soak in water. Set aside.","2":"Mix garlic, ginger, black pepper, calamansi juice, bagoong, siling labuyo, crushed lemongrass bulb, and 1 cup of coconut milk in a pot. Heat for a minute and add fish. Stir constantly to avoid curdled coconut milk.","4":"When fish is half-cooked, add the rest of the coconut milk, turmeric. Simmer til cooked.","6":"Season with salt and pepper if needed, and mix in siling haba."}

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