Balibago easy shrimps

Balibago is a place in Angeles Pampanga that was mentioned to be a meeting place of infamous carnappers by an informant of Erwin Tulfo, if you are like me watching every kind of news. From the start of the investigation and the somewhat prolonging media exposure, some bits and pieces are eventually building up the whole picture.

The informant has mentioned that these people were frequently meeting at the wee hours of the evening on the different bars that surround Balibago. I used to go to Balibago years ago and I remember Balibago bars, these places with not so good ambiance but they have cheap fresh beer and really excellent pulutan. I'm not a car napper for your information. Recently, I remember being there with my wife and some of her work friends in a sort of restaurant ktv lounge, that was comparably cheap, entrance and use of videoke was consumable on a really long list of pulutan menu. Everything's changed, everything's high class ambiance, themed restaurant scenarios; Though there are establishments that you would still notice to be caught up from the past. Most of the places have evolved to be really clean and respectable.

I remember about 12 years ago, a cousin of mine would take me to balibago bars. I could never forget the SIZZLING SPICY GAMBAS in a certain tiny bar, where I can never remember to go back to, owned by a BAKLA who I kind of recall, also does the cooking cooking of the food. Nope, I don't think he puts "gayuma" on it. 

Sizzling Plate

½ KILO Hipon/Shrimps -Not too big not too small. I prefer the dark colored ones

1 RED and 1 GREEN Bell peper Chopped into squares

White Onion Chopped into squares

Garlic Chopped

I Cup Banana Ketchup

Hot Sauce

Worcestershire Sauce                

                                                            

-wash hipon/shrimps, remove long tentacles or the long balbas of the shrimp, then drain

-place shrimps in wok/kawali, add salt then cover and cook until shrimps turn red

-DO NOT OVER COOK SHRIMPS, first sign that ALL the shrimps turn red remove from kawali, with all its juices, there should be juices from steaming the shrimps.

-heat the kawali, add butter and the garlic, onions and the bell pepper ;sauté

-Add the Drained  juices from the shrimp then the ketchup and hot sauce, how much hot sauce you can bear.

-Add Worcestershire sauce for taste and if you prefer sugar for some added sweetness

-Prepare the sizzling plate, place the shrimps then pour the sauce

Balibago, Angeles is near a San Miguel Plant, that is probably why most of the beers are fresh and the people who cook are mostly Capampangans. For whatever reason these carnapping people meet in these places, I am pretty sure that we agree on some things.