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Bopis or Kandingga

       Bopis is well-known as a delicious dish here in Bicol. It is also another popular turo-turo dish.  It is made up of diced pork or beef lungs, spleen and hearth. Some say that cooking this is a bit difficult because you have to make it sure that you remove the pig innards smell. Cooking this dish is a little bit tricky, it has to be done right to rid of that pig innards smell.

Ingredients:

            Pork bopis set, (lungs, spleen and hearth)

            Labanos (sliced in cubes)

            Carrot (sliced in cubes)

            Bell pepper,

            Black pepper

            Garlic

            Onion

            Siling labuyo

            Vinegar

            Salt

            I just search on the internet how to cook it since I don’t know how. Here are the procedures: Wash bopis set thoroughly and drain. Put the whole bopis set in big casserole and add enough water to cover, bring to a boil and simmer for 20-25 minutes. Remove from casserole and drain, let it cool down. Finely dice bopis set and keep aside. sauté garlic and onion in a big wok. Add in diced bopis and stir cook for 3-5 minutes or until it start to sizzle. Add in vinegar and cook for 2-3 minutes now add patis and black pepper, stir cook for another 2-3 minutes. Add in 3 cups of water and simmer for 3-5 minutes now add in carrots, labanos, and siling labuyo, simmer for another 3-5 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated. Correct saltines if required. Add in bell pepper and cook for a minute or two. Serve with rice.

            Kandingga or bopis is a dish you shouldn’t miss if you’re here in Bicol.