How To Make Arroz con Leche - Andrew

Arroz con leche in English means rice with milk aka Rice pudding, the name may throw you off and disgust you but don’t be. Arroz con leche originated from Spain but it is made all over spanish speaking countries. My mom is a big fan of this and she loves to cook it when there's a special occasion. My grandma would cook this for my mom when she was younger and eventually would teach her how to cook it.  It is the perfect dessert for when it’s cold or when it’s hot outside. It tastes good when it’s warm or cold. Arroz con leche is a very simple dessert to cook and anyone can cook it if they follow these simple steps. Here are the ingredients and steps to make it.

Ingredients

●     2 cups of long-grain white rice

●     8 cups of whole milk

●     ¾ cup of granulated sugar

●     1 (12 ounce) can of evaporated milk

●     1 fresh vanilla bean

●     Condensed milk

●     2 small cinnamon sticks

●     Ground cinnamon

●     1 egg

Directions

1.    Get a saucepan so you can put the rice in it to boil. This is where the dessert will be made.

2.    Now put the saucepan on the stove and cook over medium heat. Afterwards place water, rice, and cinnamon sticks into the saucepan. 

3.    Boil and cook the rice for about 15 minutes until it is tender.

4.    Once the rice is tender, stir it in milk until they are mixed together perfectly.

5.    Let the milk  boil for about 5 minutes before adding more milk into the pan.

6.    Next step is to stir the evaporated milk along with the regular milk to give it more of a texture.

7.    Also add condensed milk and stir it along with the evaporated milk to give it a little more flavor. 

8.    Add sugar to the mixture (Make sure you don’t add to much because it can make it more sweeter than it needs to be) Add about a spoonful into the pan.

9.    Now, cook for an additional 10 to 15 minutes or until you see that the rice has a pudding-like texture.

10.The arroz con leche is now ready! People usually add a sprinkle of cinnamon to give it more flavor and also because it is tradition to add a sprinkle of cinnamon to it after it is ready.  

 This is what it should look like when cooked correctly