Name: Arroz Con Leche (Rice Pudding)
Ingredients:
Instructions:
Comments: 5/11/2011 - It takes a long time for the rice to absorb all
the liquid. I had it on the burner set at level 3, stirring frequently
to avoid burning the bottom. I added the sugar before all the liquid was
absorbed
3/18/2012 - First, the recipe produces way too much pudding. It filled
the largest casserole dish we have. Second, it took 25 minutes to bring
the liquid to its first boil (with 8 cups of water).
Third, I increased the burner to
level 4 for the rice cooking, but it still took a long time - 68 minutes.
I added the sugar and other ingredients at minute 50.
3/21/2012 - It seems to take a little over an hour for the rice to
absorb the liquid regardless of the burner setting. Also, a half batch
was barely enough for my Spanish class of seven.
2/8/2017 - I started with only 4 cups of water to try to shorten the
time for the rice to absorb the water. It did not work. At the fourth
step, I reduced the burner to 1. After 52 mintes, the rice was still
kid of chewy so I added another cup of hot water and upped the burner
to 3. After 70 minutes, I removed it from the heat. The rice still had
a little crunch to it. I used 1/2 cup of raisins and another 1/2 cup of
craisins.
3/14/2019 - An experiment! I tried combining the cooking method
for Coconut Chocolate Rice Pudding
with some of the ingredients for this recipe.
First, I cooked 2 cups of rice conventionally, except with an added
cinnamon stick in the water.
Next, I heated a 14-oz can of sweetened condensed milk and 1/4 cup of sugar
in saucepan
with the burner on a medium-high setting. This was a mistake because the
thick milk began to caramelize at the bottom of the pan.
Finally, I added 2/3 cup of raisins, 4 tablespoons of margarine, a
teaspoon of vanilla, and the cooked rice to the sweet milk, and
cooked on low for 2 more minutes.
5/2/2020 - I repeated the 2019 experiment. I cooked 2 cups of
rice with 2 cinnamon sticks, and then put it in a 2-quart casserole dish.
I heated a 14-oz can of sweetened condensed milk
and 1/2 cup of sugar in the saucepan at a medium low.
Then, I added a cup of raisins plus dried currents and 4 tablespoons of
butter to the liquid. When the margarine was melted, I poured it over
the rice and mixed them together. I forgot to add the vanilla.
12/14/2020 - Once again, I used the
Coconut Chocolate Rice Pudding
technique for the rice. While the rice cooked, I combined 13.5-oz light coconut milk,
3/4 cup sugar. Then I added 4 tablespoons of butter and a teaspoon of
powdered cinnamon. After the butter melted, I added 1/2 cup of raisins, 1/2 cup of
chopped dates, and a teaspoon of vanilla. When the rice was done, I combined everything.
Gail said this was the best version ever.
11/29/2022 - I used the
Coconut Chocolate Rice Pudding
technique for 2 cups of rice. The other ingredients were 3/4 cup sugar,
2 tablespoons butter, 1/2 cup raisins, 1/2 cup sweetened coconut, 2 teaspoons
vanilla, and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. The product fit into the 1.5 quart, round
casserole dish.
Source: Comida De La Costa (Food of the Coast), with modifications
Original Spanish
Arroz con leche ingredientes 1 taza de arroz, 2 bolsas de leche (en polvo), 100 gr de pasas, canela entera, 1 cucharadita de vainilla, 1 taza de azúcar, 50 gr. de margarina preparacion En dos litros de agua, disolver la leche. Ya bien diluida la leche, ponerla a hervir conjuntamente con una rajita de canel entera. Al primer hervor añadir la taza de arroz. Sólo cuando esté cocido, agregar la taza de azúcar, inmediatamente después la margarina, la cucharadita de vainilla y las pasas. Retirar del fuego y servir, al hacerlo espolvorear canela molida y si es de su gusto un ligero paseito de leche condensada. No incluye el azúcar antes que se cocine bien el arroz. Si lo hace, éste permanecerá duro y no se concinará.