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Kinasing Pusô
Heart-shaped Cebuano hanging rice boiled in a woven coconut-leaf pouch until the grains form a tender compact cake.
- Prep time
- 35–50 min depending on pouch availability
- Cook time
- 45–55 min
- Yield
- Makes 10–12 packets
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Ingredients
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Method
- Inspect the heart-shaped kinasing pouches, checking the pointed end and top opening for loose strands.
- Rinse the rice until the water is mostly clear and drain 10 minutes.
- Fill each pouch halfway and shake gently so rice reaches the pointed end.
- Secure the opening while leaving space for expansion.
- Boil fully submerged in plenty of water for 45–55 minutes.
- Turn once and replenish only with boiling water.
- Open a tester; the pointed end and centre should both be tender.
- Drain by the leaf ends, rest 10 minutes, and serve with Cebuano barbecue, lechon, or soup.
