World Flavors Cookbook

Biko

Name: Biko
Cook time: 45 min
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: 2 cups glutinous rice (malagkit) 2 cups coconut milk 1 cup dark brown sugar 1/2 tsp salt For latik: 1 cup coconut cream

A rich and sticky rice cake made with glutinous rice, coconut milk, and dark brown sugar, topped with latik (fried coconut curds).

Cuisine: Philippines

Ingredients

2 cups glutinous rice (malagkit) 2 cups coconut milk 1 cup dark brown sugar 1/2 tsp salt For latik: 1 cup coconut cream

Instructions

1. Cook the glutinous rice with 1.5 cups of water until nearly done. 2. In a large pan, simmer coconut milk and brown sugar until it thickens into a syrup. 3. Add the semi-cooked rice to the syrup. Stir constantly over low heat until the rice is fully cooked and the mixture is very thick and heavy. 4. Spread onto a tray or banana leaf. 5. Make latik: Boil coconut cream in a pan until it turns into oil and brown solids (curds) form. Drain curds. 6. Sprinkle the brown latik over the top of the biko.