Alaisa fa'apopo - Samoan coconut rice
Luscious coconut cream pounded into hot steamy, salted rice... Alaisa fa'apopo is a beautiful Cup Tea treat to go with a strong hot cup of Koko Samoa.
Servings 8 people
Ingredients
- 5 cups white rice, (dry)
- 6 cups water
- 2 teaspoons salt (or, to taste)
- 2 cans coconut cream (or 850mls)
Instructions
Cook the Rice
- Chuck the rice into a pot, rinse well, then add 6 cups of water and the salt.
- Place the pot on a burner and bring to boil, stirring every minute or so.
- Cover the pot and turn the hob right down to low. Let sit for 10 minutes, or until the rice is well cooked. It should be slightly wetter than you'd expect for normal rice.
Mash and pour
- While the rice is still hot (leave the burner on low), add some coconut cream and start mashing.
- Add a bit more coconut cream and keep mashing. Taste the rice and add more salt if necessary (to taste).
- Continue pouring and mashing until you've used up both cans of coconut cream.
- Taste the rice again. Is it good? Is it mashed up and sticky but not too wet? Do you like the amount of salt in it? Can you taste the yummy coconut cream flavour?
- Tweak stuff until you can say yes to all of the above, then turn off the stove because it's done.