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Coconut Aligue Cilantro Fried Rice

Yields1 ServingTotal Time40 mins

A rich, tasty and addicting fried rice made with aligue!

Coconut Rice
 2 cups short grain ricewashed thoroughly
 2 cups water
 1 cup coconut milk
Fried Rice
 2 tbsp canola oil
 2 red onionsdiced
 1 garlic bulbminced
 2 siling labuyochopped
 1 tsp grated ginger
 ⅓ cup taba ng talangka/crab fat
 500 g shrimpsde-shelled,head-off and diced, (save 5 whole pieces for garnish)
 1 tsp spanish paprika
 1 tsp fish sauce
 2 stalks onion leeksseparate the white and green part, chopped
 3 tbsp chopped cilantro
 salt and pepper to taste
Coconut Rice
1

Combine all the ingredients in a pot then boil for three minutes. Simmer until the rice is cooked. You can also do this in a rice cooker, just make sure the ingredients are mixed well. Set aside and let it cool.

Fried Rice
2

In a big pan over medium-high heat, add the canola oil then saute the garlic, onion, ginger, white part of the onion leeks and siling labuyo until fragrant.

3

Add the taba ng talangka and cook for three minutes.

4

Add the shrimps and spanish. Cook until the shrimp changes color.

5

Place the cooked rice in the pan and mix until everything is incorporated.

6

Mix in the cilantro, chopped onion leeks and fish sauce then season with salt and pepper. Cook for another minute

7

Transfer to a serving plate then top with the fried garlic, fried onion, more cilantro, egg and calamansi.