This mexican arroz con leche is so creamy and you don't even need cream or any fancy milks to make it this way because our recipe calls for just a few simple ingredients.
Rinse the rice lightly with cold water, put it in a pot and add the cinnamon stick. Cover with water about 1 cm (1/2 inch) more or less and turn the heat to medium.
Once the water begins to boil, low the heat to a minimum and let it simmer, uncovered, for about 10-15 minutes, always taking care that the water does not evaporate completely.
Add the milk and the lemon peel. Raise the heat to bring the mixture to a boil.
As soon as it comes to a boil, low the heat again to a minimum and continue cooking for about 15 minutes, stirring the rice occasionally to help it not stick to the bottom of the pot.
Uncover the pot and turn the heat up to medium, add the sugar and cook, stirring gently for another 5 minutes or until the rice is very tender and the pudding has the desired texture (SEE NOTES).
Notes
If you’re cooking this dessert on the stove, don’t leave it unattended for so long as the milk and starch in the rice make it too easy to burn. It is best if you cook it while you are doing other things in the kitchen, so you are always checking out the pot.
But at the same time, you don’t need to be stirring the rice all the time while cooking it. It will be enough to leave it over low heat and stir every 5 or 6 minutes. Stirring also helps to break some of the grains and make the pudding to thicken.
Rinse the rice lightly before cooking. This is just to remove the impurities that the rice could possibly have in the package, but we don’t want it to lose all the starch either since it is precisely this that will make the arroz con leche thicken.
The texture is really up to you. If you like mexican arroz con leche a little liquid, you can add more milk at the end, about 2 minutes before turning off the heat. If, on the other hand, you want it to have a more pudding texture, you can cook it a little more until almost all liquid evaporates.
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1grams | Calories: 360kcal
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