SUMAN SA LIHIYA

Suman sa Lihiya
— by Elsie Ancheta

You will need

2 kilos glutinous rice
3 tbsp lye solution
banana leaves for wrapping

Toppings

brown sugar
coconut milk
butter

Preparation:

Wash the glutinous rice and soak with water and lye solution for 3 hours

While waiting for the glutinous rice ready for wrapping prepare the leaves, warm them and wipe with coconut sepal. Then cut into pieces wide enough to wrap the rice.

To wrap the soaked glutinous rice, flatten a piece of leaf then put a table spoon full of glutinous rice the, fold lengthwise to cover the rice then fold both ends and roll gently, be sure no rice dropping from the fold, or else it will make a mess while cooking

After wrapping take 2 pieces of the wrapped glutinous rice then tie them together.
In a big pot, line a couple pieces of leaves then arrange the wrapped and tied raw suman then fill the pot with water, enough to cover the suman then boil for 3 hours.

Toppings Preparation

In a pot boil a coconut milk until the water is gone and oil starts to excrete from the boiling coconut milk. then add brown sugar, continue cooking until it will be caramelized and sticky turn off the fire.

Now its ready to serve the SUMAN with the toppings good for breakfast, dessert, or snacks


BON APETIT