I promised my son and his wife that I would bring Arroz con Leche as dessert for our weekly lunch at their place. I decided to try making this favourite dessert of mine using my TM6. I had seen some recipes on Thermomix’s Cookidoo platform for rice pudding but something about them didn’t seem authentic!
So I decided to try making it on my TM6 using my own recipe. See the regular recipe here.
This is not a pudding that you make and eat immediately! It needs to set. Best made the day before and serve chilled!
Preparation time 60 – 75 minutes
INGREDIENTS
Serves 3
50 gm arborio rice or jasmine rice
500 gm fresh milk or UHT milk (you can also use low-fat milk)
30 gms sugar or Stevia to taste
Rind of 1 orange
1 stick of cinnamon
Cinnamon powder to serve
DIRECTIONS
Weigh the rice in mixing bowl, then lightly wash by placing the rice in a sieve and briefly running it under water. Toss it dry and place back in mixing bowl.
Peel the orange rind trying as best to have big pieces so that they don’t break down in the TM6. Be careful to peel only the rind and do not include the pulp. If you find later that there is pulp on the orange rind, just use a small sharp knife to peel it away.
Add orange rind to the mixing bowl, together with the stick of cinnamon, sugar and half the milk.
Cover the mixing bowl without the measuring cup and cook for 30 minutes, temperature 90 C and speed 0.5, reverse enabled.
NOTE: this temperature, speed and time ensures that the mixture is constantly stirred so that it’s always “SOUP not CONGEE”. If it becomes congee, it will stick to the mixing bowl.
After 30 minutes, add the rest of the milk and cook again for 30 minutes, temperature 90 C and speed 0.5, reverse enabled.
After 30 minutes, check to see the consistency of the pudding. It should be soupy but not too soupy. Depends on the rice.
I found it necessary to continue 15 minutes, temperature 90 C and speed 0.5, reverse enabled when I used arborio rice.
When done, remove cinnamon stick and lemon peel and allow it to cool. Once it has cooled down, place in a serving bowl or individual dessert bowls and chill in the fridge for at least an hour. Overnight is best as the pudding will set nicely.
To serve, sprinkle cinnamon powder and decorate with a piece or orange rind or cinnamon stick.