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]]>Let me start this blog entry by saying that I am no expert in ginataan dishes, and that I am not claiming that this is the authentic way of cooking this dish. For one I am not a Bicolana, and number two I am just like any smitten turista who wanted to replicate the taste of the nagmamantikang Bicol Express that I have eaten in Legazpi, the ones I have bought in pasalubong centers along the way, and the ones that I have sampled in Bicolano homes that have welcomed us.
The other day, I was so happy because finally, my ginataan dish is not palpak at all. And Id like to share with you, fellow amateur home cooks, how I prepared this dish.
You see, for my 2018 #cookinggoals i said that will try to cook more ginataan dishes since i enjoy them a lot.
And one of those dishes is Bicol Express. I specifically wanted that which i usually eat when in Legazpi. I wanted the naglalangis, the one with more sili than pork. The one which Bicolanos say is just a side dish and not an ulam. I want my refrigerator to constantly have this “side dish.”
So fast forward to today — I tried to cook my very first Bicol Express. The Nagmamantika version. Thanks to my neighbor who gave me the recipe that she learned from her lola. It may be good to note that I use an induction cooker such that the lowest simmer here can still be medium fire if compared to a gas stove.
Anyway, for newbie cooking mamas who may want to replicate the dish, here’s a rough guide:
2. Heat through medium fire, and then simmer while stirring continuously until the mixture has almost dried up. Emphasis on CONTINUOUSLY, as in do not let the mixture sit or boil or simmer on its own because the milk will curdle.
3. When it is almost dried up add in the Kakang Gata or the First extract. Add in as well 2 to 2 tbsps of bagoong alamang, the 12 pieces of sliced siling haba, and your siling labuyo if you can stomach a higher level of spiciness.
4. Then to achieve the desired oiliness of the recipe, just stir continuously over low heat.
TADAAAAAAA…
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