Creamy Rice Pudding With Stewed Plums Food

CREAMY RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine rice, milk, sugar, butter, and salt in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, 35 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• Spoon into individual serving dishes. Serve hot or cold.

CREAMY RICE PUDDING WITH STEWED PLUMS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1. Bring the Port and wine to the boil in a pan, with the cinnamon and star anise. Reduce by half, then add the honey, orange zest and juice.
• Pour the liquid over plum halves in a roasting tin, cover with wet baking parchment and very gently poach in the oven for 30 mins until soft but not exploding. Allow to cool in the liquid, gently removing the skins if you like, but it's not necessary.
• Meanwhile, make the rice pudding. Put the milk, cream, vanilla pod, cinnamon stick and sugar in a pan. Bring to the boil, then remove from the heat and leave to infuse for 1 min.
• Place pan back on the heat, pour in the rice and stir. Simmer for 40 mins, stirring frequently, until the rice is soft. Remove from heat and keep warm. When ready to serve, remove vanilla pod and cinnamon. Stir in the butter and mascarpone. Spoon into large coffee cups or bowls and top with some of the stewed plums.

RICE PUDDING & SPICED PLUM BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Put plums, cinnamon, orange zest and juice into a medium-sized baking dish. Pour on sherry, sprinkle on sugar, then cover and bake for 30 mins, until plums are tender.
• Meanwhile, bring milk and sugar to the boil. add rice and cook until soft, about 30 mins, stirring often. Add most of the nutmeg and stir in evaporated milk.
• Remove cinnamon from the spiced plums, then spoon over the rice in an even layer, grate over remaining nutmeg and sprinkle over extra caster sugar. Dot butter on top, return to the oven and cook for 20 mins or until the top is golden.

CREAMY RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan bring milk to the boil.
• Add rice, cinnamon stick, lemon peel, sugar. Lower the heat and let it gently simmer for 30min.
• Stir once in a while.
• Add light cream and keep cooking for 20min.
• Spoon into 4 bowls or glasses. Cover with plastic wrap, refrigerate.

CREAMY RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Set aside about 1/2 cup of the milk.
• Heat the rest of the milk and cream and add the cinnamon sticks, rice, salt and lemon zest.
• Simmer gently, while stirring continuously, for 15 minutes.
• Then simmer, uncovered, at the same temperature, for about one hour, stirring occasionally.
• Add the sugar, stirring it in well, leave to simmer another 40 minutes until most of the liquid has been absorbed.
• Add some of the reserved milk is the mixture becomes too thick.
• Remove cinnamon sticks.
• Pour into separate pudding dishes, sprinkle with a little cinnamon powder and about 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar.
• Place under pre-heated grill until sugar bubbles.
• Serve with fresh cream or ice-cream.
• Also goes well with stewed fruit.

EXTRA CREAMY RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a heavy-bottomed saucepan stir together sugar with milk, cream, cooked rice, vanilla and cinnamon; bring to a boil uncovered over medium-low heat, stirring often.
• Reduce the heat to low and cook uncovered, stirring occasionally especially as it thickens for about 15 minutes.
• Then lightly stir in eggs; continue cooking stirring often until the mixture thickly coats the spoon and the rice is very soft (about 10 minutes).
• Stir in butter (if using) and raisins.