Cook Cassava Suman
Cassava Suman is a Filipino rice cake made from the Cassava (Manioc) tuber. It is very easy to make, and provides a hearty snack option for the food-lover. This recipe yields about 12 medium sized cassava sumans.
Steps
- Assemble the ingredients. You will need:
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 2 cups grated cassava
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup grated young coconut
- 12 Blanched banana leaves (these serve as wrappers)
- In a pot, cook grated cassava and coconut milk until thick.
- Add sugar and grated young coconut.
- Place about two tablespoons of the mixture in a banana leaf and wrap.
- Steam for about 30 minutes or until well cooked.
- Drain when done. You can either serve the sumans warm or chilled.
Tips
- To test for done-ness, you can employ a method used in baking. Gently poke a suman with a toothpick. If nothing sticks to the toothpick after being withdrawn, then your suman is done.
