Venezuelan Arroz Con Leche Recipes

Steps:

• Put the water, rice, and cinnamon stick in a medium-size heavy saucepan set over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, uncovered, and cook until the rice is tender, about 18 minutes. Strain out the liquid, discard the cinnamon and reserve the rice. Return the rice to the saucepan. Stir in the evaporated milk, condensed milk, and whole milk. Continue cooking over medium-high heat until the mixture comes to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and cook, uncovered, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick, about 20 minutes. Add the raisins, and stir well. Transfer the pudding to a serving bowl. Dust the top of the pudding with ground cinnamon and serve.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the water, rice and cinnamon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until water is absorbed., Stir in milk and raisins. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until thick and creamy, stirring frequently. Discard cinnamon. Serve warm or cold.

Steps:

• Combine 2 1/4 cups of water, rice, and lime peel in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes until the rice is tender.
• While the rice is cooking, combine 1/2 cup of water, the cinnamon stick, and anise in another saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring mixture to a low boil for 3 minutes, then remove saucepan from stove. Strain flavored water into a bowl and set aside, discarding cinnamon stick and anise pieces.
• After rice has simmered for 20 minutes, carefully remove the lime peel with a slotted spoon, and over low heat, gradually stir evaporated milk and condensed milk into the rice. Mix in the cinnamon and anise-flavored water, vanilla, and salt. Add raisins, if desired. Continue to stir until the mixture thickens, about 7 to 10 minutes.
• If the pudding is too watery after 10 minutes, turn up heat to medium-low and stir continuously. When pudding reaches desired consistency, remove from heat and pour into individual dishes, or a large bowl. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Cook the rice in one cup of water.
• Boil 7 minutes, until the rice gets softer and the water is almost absorbed.
• Add the milk, cinnamon sticks, lemon peel.
• Gently simmer using med-low heat for 10 minutes.
• Remove cinnamon sticks.
• Add sugar and salt and cook for about 20 minutes stirring frequently, until pudding is creamy and the rice soft.
• Remove from heat and refrigerate 'til cold.
• To serve, spoon into serving bowls and sprinkle with cinnamon.

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add rice, cover and remove from heat. Let the rice sit for 10 minutes.
• Drain the rice and place back into a saucepan with 2 cups of water, lemon peel, and salt and boil on medium heat covered for 10 minutes.
• Place the rice in a bowl covered with plastic and set aside.
• Bring the 2 cups of milk, vanilla, cinnamon sticks and sugar to a low boil stirring continuously for 10 minutes.
• Remove the lemon peel from the rice and discard.
• Add the rice to the milk mixture and turn the heat up to medium high. Cook stirring throughly for an additional 2 minutes. Add the raisans and cook stirring continuously for another 2 minutes.
• Serve and garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon powder on top if desired.

Steps:

• Boil rice, lemon zest, vanilla & cinnamon stick in water until rice is soft.
• Add milk, salt, and sugar.
• Cook over medium flame stirring occasionally until it thickens (about 1 hour).
• Turn over into a Pyrex-type dish & powder with cinnamon.
• I leave zest & cinnamon stick in the dish and serve around it as it continues to put out flavor.
• Serve warm or chilled.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, slowly bring the milk, cinnamon stick, strips of lemon rind, and salt to a boil. With a slotted spoon, remove the cinnamon and lemon rind. Stir in the rice and egg yolks, reduce the heat, and allow the rice to simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring constantly.
• When the rice is soft, add the sugar and butter and combine well. Pour the mixture into a serving dish, sprinkle with nutmeg, and serve warm.

Steps:

• Soak the rice, cinnamon, zest and cloves in the water in a heavy saucepan for 1 hour.
• After soaking, bring the rice mixture to a boil over high heat. When it starts to boil, lower heat to medium and cook for 10 to 12 more minutes or until water is almost evaporated.
• While rice is cooking, beat the egg. Add the milk and stir well to mix. Add the egg mixture, vanilla and condensed milk to the rice and cook over medium-low heat, stirring carefully, until it thickens slightly or to desired consistency, about 25-35 minutes. Stir in raisins, if desired. I sometimes also like to add a bit of ground cinnamon. Let cool uncovered. The rice will thicken as it cools, but will be thinner than traditional rice pudding.