Sua Alaisa
Sua alaisa means rice soup in Samoan, and this dish is a sweet, creamy treat that we usually have for breakfast or dessert.
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup short-grain, white rice
- 2 litres water around 8 cups
- 1 ½ cups coconut cream around 400mls, or one can
- 1 ½ cups sugar or to taste
- Lemon leaves to taste
- Bay leaves to taste
Instructions
- Rinse and drain the rice until the water runs clear.
- Add to a pot with the fresh water, then heat to boil, stirring often so the rice doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.
- Just before the pot boils, add the lemon and bay leaves.
- After it boils, turn the heat down and stir in the coconut cream. Let the rice soup simmer (still stirring often) until the rice grains have thickened up and softened.
- Sweeten the sua alaisa to taste (I used around a cup and a half of raw sugar) and serve.