Arroz Doce Portuguese Sweet Rice Food

HOMEMADE PORTUGUESE SWEET RICE PUDDING (ARROZ DOCE)

Steps:

• In a thick stock pot, add your milk, water, butter, and rice bring these items to a simmer over medium heat
• Once your rice is simmering add your lemon zest, extract, pinch of salt, and sugar
• Cook over Low heat for 25 minutes-stir frequently.
• Separate your egg yolks (if you have not done this earlier).
• After 25 minutes, remove rice from heat, and stir in 1 egg yolk at a time
• Place pot back on burner and cook on low heat for 5 minutes-stir frequently.
• Place in a nice serving dish, a Pyrex, or in individual cups. Refrigerate any leftovers
• Top with a generous amount of cinnamon & enjoy!

ARROZ DOCE (PORTUGUESE SWEET RICE)

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.

PORTUGUESE SWEET RICE (ARROZ DOCE)

Steps:

• 1. Bring water, milk, butter, and rice to a simmer. Add lemon peel, sugar, and pinch of salt.
• 2. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 25 minutes or until rice is tender.
• 3. Remove from heat. Add in egg yolks one at a time, mixing after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
• 4. Return to heat and bring to a boil. Cook over low heat for an additional 5 minutes.
• 5. Remove lemon rind. Pour into a serving platter or individual dishes and sprinkle generously with cinnamon!

INSTANT POT ARROZ DOCE (PORTUGUESE SWEET RICE) RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Cook rice and water on a porridge setting for 20 mins using the 'quick release' setting. Then, turn on the saute feature, add milk, lemon rind, and sugar, and mix continuously for 20 minutes as mixture thickens.
• Turn off the Instant Pot, then add eggs, mixing quickly to prevent scrambling. Remove lemon rind.
• Pour into a serving dish and garnish with cinnamon in a criss-cross pattern. Let settle slightly.
• Serve.

PORTUGUESE SWEET RICE (ARROZ DOCE)

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.

SWEET RICE PUDDING - ARROZ DOCE - PORTUGAL

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.