Thai Bananas in Sticky Rice
Thai Bananas in Sticky Rice (Khao Tom Mad) 1 2/3 cup sweet (glutinous) rice 2 cups coconut cream 4 tablespoons granulated sugar Pinch of salt 8 ounces dried black beans (optional)
Ingredients
- 12/3 cup sweet (glutinous) rice
- 2cupcoconut cream
- 4tablespoongranulated sugar
- 8ouncedried black beans (optional)
- 4small bananas, halved
- 8pieces banana leaf or aluminum foil, 6 x 10 inches
Directions
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Thai Bananas in Sticky Rice (Khao Tom Mad) 1 2/3 cup sweet (glutinous) rice 2 cups coconut cream 4 tablespoons granulated sugar Pinch of sal
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If you want to include the black beans soak them overnight also and boil until soft
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Combine coconut cream, sugar and salt in a separate bowl and stir until ingredients absorbed
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Put all of the drained rice in a nonstick pan on low heat, and very slowly add the coconut cream mixture while stirring with a wooden spoon
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Keep stirring over simmering heat until the rice is tender and all of the coconut milk is absorbed
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This may take up to one hour, be patient and make sure the coconut milk is absorbed
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Put a small amount of rice on a banana leaf and mix with black beans
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Place a banana on top, cover with more rice and beans, the fold up the leaf and tie securely