Recipe courtesy of Tonya Hopkins
Black Sable Rice Calas
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 372
- Total Fat
- 15
- Saturated Fat
- 2
- Carbohydrates
- 53
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 14
- Protein
- 5
- Cholesterol
- 70
- Sodium
- 154
- Total: 35 min
- Active: 35 min
Ingredients
3 large eggs
1 cup cooked black sable rice, cooled (see Cook’s Note)
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons honey
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
About 1 1/4 cups rice flour
High-heat threshold oil, such as refined coconut oil or non-hydrogenated organic shortening, for frying
Coconut crystal sugar, for sprinkling
Confectioners’ sugar, for topping
Toasted coconut flakes, for topping
Directions
Special equipment:
a deep-fry thermometer- Whisk the eggs in a large bowl until well beaten. Stir in the rice, granulated sugar, honey, baking powder, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt. Add about 1 1/4 cups of rice flour or just enough to hold the batter together. It should be thick enough to drop from a spoon and stay together but not too thick.
- Heat about 2 inches of oil in a deep fryer or cast-iron skillet to 365 degrees F.
- Drop the batter by heaping teaspoonfuls or small cookie-dough scoops into the hot oil in small batches. Fry, turning to brown evenly, until golden brown and crisp, 4 to 6 minutes per batch. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle to taste with coconut crystal sugar. Mix together confectioners’ sugar and toasted coconut flakes in a bowl and toss the calas in the mixture
Cook’s Note
Use 1 cup cooked white or brown rice if black sable rice is not available.