Champorado

Champorado is a Filpino sweet rice porridge that is almost like a rice pudding- made out of cacao, sweet rice, and served with smoked dried fish (tuyo) on top. Filipinos love the combo of sweet, salty, and savory. It sounds strange, but the smokiness from the tuyo, just takes it to another level. Avoid knocking it until you try it.

I like to elevate this classic dessert... Wait, is it a dessert? Who cares: it's delish. Anywhoodle, I like to take it up a notch with pumpkin spice and/or cinnamon, along with coconut cream and a splash of vanilla extract to give it that Christmas-y vibe.

If you're absolutely like, "No way Jose," on the dried fish, you could totally just enjoy it by itself. You could just drizzle evaporated milk and condensed milk on top and it's super delish! It's so warm and comforting on these cold, winter days. Hope you enjoy this recipe!

Champorado | Filipino Sweet Rice Pudding Porridge

by Greggy Soriano

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time:10 minutes

Total Preparation and Cooking Time: 25 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients:

1- 7.04 oz Filipino chocolate tablea log (8 cacao tablets) or 1/2 cup cocoa powder
1- 14 fl. oz can coconut cream
3 cups water
1 cup glutinous/sticky rice
1/2 cup brown sugar
1- 12 oz. can evaporated milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon or Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 Tbsp. best quality vanilla extract
Tuyo, fried (Optional. You could also use Tinapa flakes)

Directions:

In a pot over medium heat, bring water and coconut cream to a boil. Add tableas, glutinous rice, pumpkin spice and/or cinnamon, salt. Stir and allow the chocolate to melt and rice to start the cooking process.
Add sugar and stir constantly stir to prevent rice from sticking at the bottom of the pot. Add more water or coconut cream if the mixture is too thick and allow rice to be fully cooked.
Remove from the heat, once the rice is fully cooked. Be sure to remove it from the heat at a more loose and liquid consistency, because the rice will eventually absorb the liquids.
Serve hot with crispy-fried Tuyo (optional), and a drizzle of condensed milk and/or evaporated milk on top (I love to use both). Enjoy!

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