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Pyiusopusu
Pyiusopusó, a Mindoro name for woven rice packets, prepared here as plain rice boiled in a secure young-palm pouch.
- Prep time
- 35–50 min depending on pouch availability
- Cook time
- 45–60 min
- Yield
- Makes 10–12 packets
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Ingredients
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Method
- Use a clean woven palm pouch recognised locally as piyusopusó, or a standard secure Mindoro-style rice pouch.
- Rinse the rice thoroughly and drain 10 minutes.
- Fill no more than halfway, using equal portions in every packet.
- Settle the grains with a gentle shake and secure the opening.
- Submerge in a deep pot of boiling water.
- Boil 45–60 minutes, turning once and maintaining full submersion.
- Open one tester and confirm the centre is fully tender.
- Drain and rest before serving as a plain rice accompaniment to savoury dishes.
