How to--Arroz Con Leche--Illicity

 

During the winter or Christmas growing up in a Hispanic household was always my favorite time of the year. To me winter meant grandma's house and all the amazing dishes and dessert she would have ready for us. My all time favorite dessert she would make is Arroz con leche or also known as rice pudding. This dessert was the most amazing thing I have ever tried and what I beg for every year. This dessert is a sweet rice pudding that was brought into the world through the Spanish colonist. It’s a very simple and easy versatile dish that can be eaten at anytime. Arozz con leche or rice pudding is smooth and almost like oatmeal but even better.

Ingredients

 ● water 

● Rice 

● Sugar 

● Cinnamon sticks 

● Cinnamon powered 

● Vanilla extract 

● Evaporated Milk 

● Sweetened condensed milk 

Utensils needed 

● Pot 

● Any spoon 

Step 1: Bring water to a Boil in a large pot, add however much water you would like to make and then add 3 cinnamon sticks. Allow the water to boil as the 3 cinnamon sticks help give the water flavor and just add a little taste. 

Step 2: Once the water has begun to boil u want to remove the cinnamon sticks and add the rice into the pot of boiling water. U can add however much rice you need or would like and let this boil for just a couple mins. This step is really up to you and how much of the pudding you would like to make. 

Step 3: Once you have let the rice boil in the cinnamon water u then want to start adding in the rest of the ingredients. U then add sugar to your liking, condensed milk, and the evaporated milk. These help with the taste of the pudding and how sweet it tastes all together. One can of each milk should be enough but add to your liking. 

Step 4: Once all the ingredients are added u wanna use a spoon or large enough utensil in order to stir all the ingredients together. You wanna make sure you stir constantly and allow all the ingredients to combine together well. Stir for a good few minutes. 

Step 5: When you feel all the ingredients you have added into the water all well stirred you then want to get the lid of the pot and allow the rice and eveything fo st for a few seconds to get the texture of the rice and milk you want. This allows the rice to absorb the flavor of everything. (You want to make sure even after you covered it you keep and eye on it and stir it just so the rice does not burns MAKE SURE TO KEEP ON LOW HEAT) 

Step 6: Finally, once you have checked in on it and you realize the rice has gotten the texture of a thickness you then want to add cinnamon on top for more flavor (as much as you like) and add back the cinnamon sticks from the beginning to give it more taste through the rice. 

This recipe is one of the simplest to follow. Although many may make it differently I enjoy the way my grandma makes it best and the way she has taught me.