Auntie Imes Koko Laisa Samoan Cocoa Rice Recipe 385

Steps:

• In a large pot combine rice and water and bring it to a boil. Stir in coconut milk. (You can substitute it with evaporated milk.) Add sugar, orange leaf or peel. Mix cocoa (or kook samoa) with hot water to form a thick liquid. Add to the pot making sure that the cocoa is fully mixed into the liquid in the pot. Bring to a boil. Remove orange leaf. Cocoa rice should resemble a thick soup. Serve while warm.

Steps:

• Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish. Line the 18 rolls (3 across and 6 down), and set aside to let rise according to package directions. In a saucepan, add the coconut milk, fill the can with water and add to saucepan, add the sugar. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of cold water until all the clumps are gone, set aside. Bring the coconut sauce to a boil add the cornstarch mixture. Simmer for about 3 minutes (sauce will thicken a little), then remove sauce from heat. Bake rolls. After 10 minutes take rolls out of oven and pour the coconut sauce over the rolls till 1/2 to 3/4 of each bun is covered in sauce. Place the rolls back in the oven and continue baking the rolls with the sauce until the tops of the rolls are golden brown. Remove pan and allow a few minutes to cool. Serve warm. Left over sauce can be used to smother rolls when served individually or refrigerated for another batch of pani popo.