Assessing the
Potential for a Gac (Cochinchin gourd)
Industry in Australia
from Rural
Industries Research and Development
Corporation
Recipe
for xoi gac
This recipe was kindly supplied by Lucy Tran
Serves 4 as a snack or remove the sugar and serve it as a side dish for
any meat or BBQ dishes.
Ingredients
2 cups of sticky rice, washed
About 3 cups of water (may not use the lot)
1 cup of gac fruits arils (seeds intact)
2 tablespoons of coconut milk (optional)
1/2 teaspoon of salt
2 heaped tablespoons of sugar
Method
Put the washed rice into a rice cooker. Add gac fruit arils, coconut
milk, salt and sugar, then mix well. Add enough water until it is about
1 cm above the rice. Leave the rice to absorb all the flavours for 15
minutes before turning on the cooker. Cook until the liquid has been
absorbed.
Hints: The conventional method of cooking sticky rice on the stove top
can be a challenge but care must be taken not to burn the pot. The best
way is to bring the pot to the boil and simmer the rice until all the
water is absorbed, then put the lid on and leave the pot on the stove
at a minimum heat for 10 minutes.
Variation: Normal rice can be substituted. Just increase the water
level above the rice to 2 cm.
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