Sweetcorn rice

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Fire Islands: Recipes from Indonesia

By Eleanor Ford

Published 2019

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In parts of Indonesia where rice isn’t plentiful, it can be bulked out with corn. In Sumba I pounded dried corn for this, but fresh sweetcorn kernels can be added whole. This gives a pleasing textural contrast and is worth trying, perhaps alongside Rica rica clams or Betawi spiced beef.