This food is most known as BIKO, is a sweet rice cake from the Philippines. It is commonly served for merienda (afternoon snack) or as a dessert. Biko appears everywhere but this food is my style a bikolana style and I named it “BikoTin” as my signature dish. If you want to try this at your home here are the following ingredients and procedures. #F4’s Purpose
Ingredients:
- 2 cups glutinous rice (malagkit), washed and drained
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup fresh coconut cream (kakang gata)
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
Procedures:
- Prepare all the ingredients.
- Put the saucepan on the gas stove.
Combine drained rice and coconut milk in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat for about 15 to 20 minutes until dry.
- Take off heat; stir in sugar and salt. Heat again and continue cooking for an additional 5 minutes.
- Transfer cooked rice to prepared pan, pressing down lightly with a wooden spoon.
- Make the topping: Combine coconut milk and brown sugar. Pour over rice. In a turbo broiler or an oven set to the broiler setting, broil until golden brown.
- Lastly the time you are waiting for, put it on the tray and serve it. Enjoy!
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