Portuguese Sweet Rice Arroz Doce Recipes

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.

Steps:

• Turn stove to maximum. In a large pot add water. Peel most of the rind from one lemon and add the peels to the pot. Set lemon aside and turn stove down to medium.
• Add salt and margarine.
• When water is boiling, add rice. Stir constantly.
• When most of the liquid boils away, add 1/2 cup of milk. Stir. Repeat this step until all the milk is added.
• Remove rind from pot.
• Grate the rest of the lemon zest and add it. Add sugar. Remove pot from element.
• Slowly stir in egg yolks. (add a little bit of milk to the yolks first).
• Return pot to the element just until the rice boils. Stir constantly to avoid burning!
• Pour into casserole dish and allow to cool slightly before covering.
• Just before serving, sprinkle cinnamon on top.
• Tip: for a stronger lemon flavour, use two lemons. Peel most of the rind from one for the cooking process, and grate most of the zest from a second lemon to add at the end. For a weaker flavour, use only one lemon and make it stretch for both.

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.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over high heat combine sugar and milk. When bubbles form at the edges, stir in rice and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook 60 minutes, stirring often, until rice is tender. Do not allow to boil.
• Remove from heat and vigorously stir in beaten eggs, a little at a time, until well incorporated. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Heat milk in 2 1/2 quart saucepan over medium-high heat until little bubbles form around the edges and the milk starts to steam.
• In a separate pan, add rice and salt. Add enough water to just cover the rice, and place the pan over medium-high heat, cover,and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and stirring constantly, cook the rice until the water evaporates, being careful not to burn it.
• Stir the scalded milk into the rice and add the orange peel, cover and simmer the rice for another 20 to 25 minutes, until it is almost done.
• When the rice is tender, remove the orange peel and stir in the sugar, continue to simmer for 5 more minutes until the sugar is dissolved.
• The pudding should be somewhat thick, like oatmeal. It will continue to thicken as it cools.
• Pour onto flat serving platters or individual dishes.
• Garnish with cinnamon in the Portuguese style: pinching some cinnamon between the index finger and thumb, dropping it close to the surface of the rice by rubbing the finger and thmb together, in a design or intials of the guest of honor and chill.
• Serve chilled or remove from the refrigerator 20 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Add oil and garlic to large skillet over med heat.
• Cook until garlic soft.
• Add tomato paste. Cook for about 3 minutes.
• Add paprika, salt, pepper, hot peppers and rice.
• Cook for about 5 minutes until rice becomes translucent.
• Add boiling water and stir for a few minutes.
• Transfer skillet to over for about 30 minutes until rice is cooked.
• Enjoy.