Arroz Dulce Sweet Rice Recipes

ARROZ DOCE (PORTUGUESE SWEET RICE)

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in medium saucepan.
• Add rice and cover, simmering for 20 minutes.
• Add milk, sugar and lemon rind, stirring constantly until thickened to oatmeal consistency, about 15-20 minutes.
• It will also thicken some while cooling.
• Pour into one large serving plate and remove lemon rind.
• Spread flat and allow to cool on wire rack.
• You can be decorative with cinnamon by pinching a bit between your fingers and place while your hand is no more than an inch away from the rice (criss cross patterns are traditional), or you can just dust the entire top with the cinnamon.
• Serve at room temp, but refrigerate uneaten portion.

PORTUGUESE SWEET RICE / ARROZ DOCE

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a 2 1/2 quart covered saucepan, stir in rice and salt. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until water is almost evaporated, abot 20 to 25 minute Rice will still be al dente.
• Stir in hot milk and lemon peel. Stir constantly and continue to simmer until mixture starts to thicken slightly, about another 20 minute.
• When rice is well cooked, stir in Splenda and cook until pudding has thickened to the consistancy of oatmeal. Rice should be very tender, about 5 to 10 more minute
• Remove from heat and fish out and discard lemon peel, pudding will continue to thicken as it cools.
• Pour into large flat serving platter. or individual serving plates to a thinckness of no more than 3/4 of an inch.
• Take a pinch of cinnamon between thumb and forefinger and rub together to dust the surface of the pudding.
• Variation. Take 3 egg yolks and beat in a small bowl. Tempper the eggs by putting 1/4 cup of pudding in the bowl and mixing well. Add to the pudding and quickly blend inches Makes almost a custard like consistancy.

ARROZ CON DULCE ( SWEET RICE PUDDING)

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Stir in rice. Reduce heat to medium, and cook 10 mins or until liquid is almost absorbed, stiring occasionally. discard cinnamon stick. Stir in milk, sugar, and rind; bring to a boil over medium heat , stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low, and cook 25 minutes or until mixture thinkens and becomes creamy, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in golden raisins and vanilla.

ARROZ DULCE (SWEET RICE)

Steps:

• Let rice and raisins soak in water to cover for approximately 30 minutes.
• Bring 2 cups water to boil in large saucepan.
• Drain rice and raisins and add to the boiling water with Cinnamon sticks and 1/4 cup sugar.
• Cook over low heat until rice is tender.
• Boil ginger root in 1/2 cup water for 5 minutes, strain and blend liquid with remaining 3/4 cup of sugar, coconut cream, milk and vanilla continue cooking over low heat.
• Add this mixture with butter to rice.
• Cover and continue cooking over low heat until milk is absorbed, stirring every 5 to 10 minutes.
• Spoon into a serving dish or custard cups and sprinkle with cinnamon.