Suman Moron (Chocolate Moron)

Friday 24 Jul 2009

Chocolate moron is a smoother variety of suman that is made of ground glutinous (malagkit) rice cooked in coconut milk. Moron is either plain or mixed with chocolate or cocoa.

Ingredients :

· 1/2 cup malagkit (glutinous) rice
· 1-1/2 cup ordinary rice
· 3/4 cup coconut milk
· 1-1/2 cup sugar
· 1 cup chocolate or cocoa (any brand)
· banana leaves, wilted over fire
· melted butter
· string

(Cooking Conversion Chart)

Cooking Procedures :

1. Soak over night the malagkit and ordinary rice. Grind the following day.

2. Soak both ground rice in coconut milk until soft. Add sugar and the chocolate.

3. Cook over low fire, constantly stirring until thick. Set aside and cool.

4. Prepare the leaves for wrapping by heating by over low fire. Brush the leaves with butter.

5. Put 2 tbsp. of the mixture in every wrap. Tie with string. Repeat until all are wrapped.

6. Cook/steam for half an hour in a double boiler container or a steamer.