nut-arroz-con-leche

“Rice pudding I want to marry a little widow from the capital…” says a Venezuelan folk song. The secret of this sweet is the slow cooking of rice, milk and sugar. It is served hot or cold depending on consumer tastes. It is flavored with cinnamon, vanilla or lemon peels.

Ingredients

milk 1 liter of whole Milk
sugar 150 gr. Sugar
rice 250 gr. of Rice
cinnamon 2 Cinnamon sticks
orange 1 Orange peel
cinnamon Ground Cinnamon for garnish
condensed-milk 1 can of Condensed milk (optional)

Utensils

Big cauldron
Wooden pallet
Cutting table
Knife

Preparation

  1. In a pot pour the milk over medium heat until boil and add the rice.

  2. Lower heat and simmer.

  3. Add sugar, cinnamon sticks and orange peel and stir constantly for 25-35 minutes with the help of a wooden paddle to dissolve sugar well until the rice has absorbed the liquid.

  4. Remove the cinnamon and orange peel.

  5. Let stand and pour condensed milk.

  6. Serve in individual packages and top with cinnamon powder.