12/27/2010

Portuguese Arroz Doce - Christmas recipe

The recipe was sent to us by Portuguese school. It sounds very nice :-)


Sweet Rice – Arroz Doce

Ingredients:

250 gr. of rice
7.5 dl of milk
250 gr. of sugar
3 egg yolk
as much lemon peels as you see fit
a pinch of cinnamon stick
cinnamon
as much salt as you see fit

Directions:

Heat the milk in a pan, once it starts to boil add sugar, rice salt, lemon peels and the cinnamon stick. As soon as the rice is cooked, remove it from the stove and let it cool for a while.
Scramble a yolk on the side, add it to the rice, mix it all together, then place it back on the stove to cook the yolks.
Afterwards serve it on a tray, or individual bowls, with powdered cinnamon on top. This is a traditional sweet rice recipe, a traditional Christmas recipe.

( receita recolhida  pela aluna Margarida Mira,  ano G – prof. Madalena Rabasqueira )

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Yummy!!!