Traditional Rice Pudding

Vegetarian 35 min 8 servings Easy 284 kcal

by Tavolino

A classic Portuguese dessert, creamy and comforting, made with short-grain rice, milk, and an aromatic touch of lemon and cinnamon.

Ingredients

1
Place 1 L of milk in a saucepan and add 1 lemon peel and 1 teaspoon of salt.
2
Bring the milk to a boil.
3
Add 200 g of short-grain rice to the boiling milk.
4
Reduce the heat and cook the rice slowly, stirring constantly, for 30 minutes.
5
Add 200 g of sugar to the cooked rice.
6
Continue to cook and stir for another 10 minutes to dissolve the sugar well.
7
In a separate bowl, beat the 3 egg yolks well.
8
Remove a little of the hot rice and mix with the egg yolks to temper them.
9
Incorporate this egg yolk mixture into the rice pot, stirring vigorously.
10
Cook for another 2 minutes, stirring constantly, to thicken without letting it boil.
11
Remove the lemon peel and pour the rice pudding into a serving dish or individual plates.
12
Let it cool completely at room temperature.
13
Sprinkle with ground cinnamon to taste before serving.