Lower Mondego Rice Pudding — Meãs do Campo Formula
The Rice and Lamprey Festival publishes this formula from the Meãs do Campo Folklore and Ethnographic Group. It uses Lower Mondego Carolino rice and milk at a community scale for twenty people, linking a reproducible recipe to the territory that promotes it.
- Yields
- 20 people
- Prep
- Not stated
- Cook
- Not stated
Ingredients
- 1 kg / 2.2 lb Lower Mondego Carolino rice
- 1 kg / 2.2 lb Sugar
- 4 litres / 1.06 US gal Milk
- 1 litre / 33.8 US fl oz Water
- 2 Cinnamon sticks
- 1 Small lemon
- To taste Salt
- As needed Ground cinnamon for decoration
Method
Heat 1 litre / 33.8 US fluid ounces of water with the scored lemon and two cinnamon sticks. The source does not explain the depth or number of cuts.
Add 1 kilogram / 2.2 pounds of Carolino rice, stir and season with salt.
Warm the 4 litres / 1.06 US gallons of milk separately. The source publishes no temperature.
When the rice begins to open, add the warm milk gradually, stirring continuously.
Cook the rice until creamy. The publication states no duration, heat level or measured endpoint.
Remove the lemon and cinnamon sticks.
Add 1 kilogram / 2.2 pounds of sugar and combine. The source does not state an additional cooking time.
Divide among serving dishes and decorate with ground cinnamon. The publication supplies no cooling or storage instructions.
Sources for this recipe
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