Agua De Horchata Food

HORCHATA RECIPE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, add the rice, whole milk, sweetened condensed milk, cinnamon sticks.
• Pour hot water into the mixture and stir until the sweetened condensed milk dissolves.
• Allow mixture to come to room temperature. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap then refrigerate the mixture for a minimum of 2 hours. Refrigerate up to 12 hours for a more concentrated flavor.
• Uncover the mixture. Remove the cinnamon sticks and discard.
• Strain the mixture to separate the rice. Reserve the liquid.
• Add the rice and 1.5 cups of the strained liquid to your blender. Blend for 3 minutes until the rice is liquefied.
• Strain the blended rice back into the reserved liquid. Blend the horchata mixture again if the mixture is gritty.
• Serve over ice with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

AGUA DE HORCHATA

Steps:

• Rinse the rice in a colander. Place in a blender and add enough water to cover by an inch; soak 5 or 10 minutes. Add the vanilla and cinnamon and blend until finely ground. Drain the liquid through colander into a pitcher.
• Return the ground rice to the blender. Add the condensed milk and about 2 cups water and blend again. Drain into the pitcher. Discard any remaining rice.
• Add more water to the pitcher, one cup at a time, until it has the right amount of sweetness for you. Add ice and serve cold.
• Note: you can add 1 cup sugar or so and 1 cup milk, instead of the sweetened condensed milk . I suppose you could use rice or even soy milk, but I haven't tried it.

AGUA DE HORCHATA

Steps:

• Place the rice and cinnamon stick in a large glass bowl and add the hot water. Cover the bowl with a dish or plastic wrap, then let it soak for 8 hours, or overnight.
• Pour the rice, cinnamon, and water into a blender, and blend until it becomes a smooth, watery paste. Using a strainer, strain the mixture into a wide-mouth pitcher, stirring to help the liquid pass through.
• Add the milk (if using), vanilla extract, and 6 cups (1. quarts/1.4 L) water. Stir in the sugar, then refrigerate until serving. Stir before serving because the rice mix tends to settle at the bottom. Serve in glasses with ice cubes and dust with the cinnamon (if using).