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Portuguese Rice Pudding. This recipe for Portuguese Rice Pudding is a popular dish that my husband Jack has served many, many times over the years. It's a sweet and creamy, vanilla-infused rice pudding and a wonderfully. I am so excited to finally share this recipe.

It's definately a favourite for him. He had this dessert many times while growing up-most memorably. All Reviews for Portuguese Sweet Rice. You can have Portuguese Rice Pudding using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Portuguese Rice Pudding

1. It's 1 L of 3% (Homogenized) milk.
2. It's 1 L of Water.
3. You need 1/4 lb of Butter (unsalted preferably).
4. It's 2 tsp of Salt.
5. You need of Sliced zest of small lemon (count pieces of zest to ensure that all are removed later).
6. It's 1 1/4 cup of Arborio or Carolina Rice, soaked in water.
7. It's 1 cup of + 3 TBS white sugar.
8. Prepare 6 of Egg Yolks.
9. You need of Cinnamon (for garnish).

If you like rice pudding this is the stuff you want! As you can see in my photo I served it to company with strawberry and kiwi slices garnished with mint. Experiments in Portuguese cooking, with recipes from books and from Portuguese people, to create delicious food. This Portuguese rice pudding, made by cooking rice with whole milk infused with citrus and cinnamon and making it like custard with the addition of egg yolks, is creamy and comforting.

Portuguese Rice Pudding instructions

1. Cover with water and soak the rice in a small bowl (not the same water as below) and set aside..
2. Combine milk, water, butter, salt and lemon in a large pot. Be sure to count pieces of zest to ensure that all are removed later..
3. Bring contents of pot just to a boil using medium heat..
4. When milk boils drain the rice from step one and add it to milk..
5. LISTEN VERY CAREFULY - IMPORTANT STEP!!! Stir a couple of times to mix then leave on LOWEST heat WITHOUT STIRRING until rice grains come to the top of liquid, it will look almost solid. This takes at least 1 hour and maybe longer depending on the kind of rice used. Test to see that the rice is soft. If not, leave a bit longer..
6. Remove pieces of lemon zest..
7. Add Sugar and stir pot for 2 to 3 minutes to dissolve.
8. Lightly beat and add 6 egg yolks.
9. At this point start stirring constantly until mixture thickens and looks creamy, about 5 minutes..
10. Pour into a large heatproof dish or several smaller dishes, sprinkle with cinnamon and let cool..

Creamy Portuguese rice pudding isn't your average rice pudding. When most people think of rice pudding, they think of that dessert that is found in the glass refrigerated cabinets in diners―a cold. Portuguese rice pudding is cooked entirely on top of the stove in a risotto like manner. It traditionally is thickened and enriched further with egg yolks, but has a voluptuous texture even without them. Arroz Doce - Sweet Rice Pudding, has always been my family's favorite served on Christmas Eve.