Moche Recipe from Pampanga
Moche is a unique kakanin from Pampanga filled with sweet red bean paste that is boiled and topped with a sweet coconut sauce.
Servings: 4 Servings
Equipment
- Large Pot
- Small Sauce Pan
- 8 Inch Cake or Pie Tin
- Ice Cream Scooper 1 Teaspoon Size
Ingredients
Moche Dumpling
- 1 Cup Sweet Glutinous Rice Flour
- ¼ Cup Super Fine Sugar
- ½ Cup Water
- ½ Cup Smooth Red Bean Filling
Sweet Coconut Cream
- 1 Can Coconut Cream (13.5oz)
- ¼ Cup Super Fine Sugar
- Black Sesame Seeds for Garnish
Instructions
- Make Dumplings. Mix the rice flour, sugar together and add in the water. Mix with your fingers until you get a dough. Kneed lightly within the bowl until it's nice and softUsing a 1 teaspoon scooper, scoop out the dough and roll into balls. Makes about 20 Moche balls.
- Fill and Shape. Flatten the balls and fill it with ½ teaspoon of red bean filling. Place it in the middle of the dough and pinch it up and around the red bean.Roll it into a ball and then shape it into ovals. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
- Boil. Fill a large pot with water and bring it up to a running boil. Drop the Moche into the boiling water one by one. Stir occasionally to make sure none stick to the bottom of the pot.After 6 minutes the dumplings will start to float to the top once all have floated to the top boil for a further 3 minutes. Take out and place on a platter lightly greased with oil.
- Coconut Cream. While the Moche is cooking, make the sweet coconut sauce. Add the can of coconut cream and sugar to a sauce pan and bring to a low simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat.
- Broil. Line a 8 inch cake tin with a banana leaf and arrange the boiled Moche on top. Note after boiling they are very sticky so make sure you have a pattern in mind already before putting them on the banana leaf. They are hard to move!Pour the sweet coconut sauce all over the top and set your oven broiler to high and cook under the broiler for 3 minutes until there are some burnt spots around the Moche and coconut cream.
- Serve. Take the Moche out of the oven and sprinkle some black sesame seeds on top. Pour any left over coconut cream in a little pour over cup. Place a few pieces of Moche on a small plate and pour more sweet coconut cream all over. Eat right away.