One of the delicious and delicious and nutrient-rich desserts is Portuguese sweet rice. For those of you who want to try this Portuguese food recipe, we will share this recipe with you. It is a delicious and soft in the mouth food with a healthy and filling taste.
It name is Arroz Doce or rice pudding made with rice and condensed milk and sometimes eggs. But you can also make without milk and eggs and the taste is still healthy and soft, pleasant on the tongue and popular as a dessert.
Portuguese Sweet Rice Recipe
This Arroz Doce is:
- Only use about 10 types of materials
- The price is cheap and affordable
- It only takes 40 minutes to make
- Full cream taste, sweet and soothing to the soul.
How, do you want to taste this good Portuguese food? We provide the recipe and how to make it for you. Read on to the end!
What Is Arroz Doce?
Arroz Doce is Portuguese which means sweet rice or rice pudding which is famous as a dessert. Traditionally, Arroz Doce is a dish made with short-grain (healthier) whole grain rice, seasoned with a little lemon, sweetened and thickened with egg.
What ingredients should I provide to make Portuguese sweet rice or Arroz Doce?
Don’t worry, to make Portuguese sweet naiss, we just need some wallet friendly ingredients, let’s take a look at the following ingredients.
Ingredients for Arroz Doce
- 1 cup Arborio rice (short-grain Italian rice)
- 1 tablespoon vegan butter (because we make vegan Arroz Doce)
- 2 cups soy milk
- 1/2 tsp Lemon Zest
- 1/3 cup Cane Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
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We’re not using egg yolks here, and we’re substituting the following ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot flour
- A pinch of turmeric to give a yellow color like egg yolk
- Two tablespoons of soy milk
At the top of the pudding, garnished with:
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- Portuguese sweet rice is ready to eat!
The Results of the Portuguese Sweet Rice that We Make:
With these ingredients we can get 5 cups of Portuguese sweet rice, the cost we spend is around CAD $ 3.47. However, we can reduce this price by using frozen lemon zest, and we don’t need to buy fresh lemons specifically to make this Portuguese sweet rice. So, the costs we spend can be more efficient, this is around CAD $ 2.47.
However, if you make non-vegan Portuguese sweet rice using milk and eggs, it will cost you a lot more, this is estimated at around CAD $5.07.
In this recipe we use an egg substitute, we use a starch slurry that we make ourselves, this is more cost effective. How? Do you want to know step by step in making Portuguese sweet rice or Arroz Doce. Let’s continue reading this article to the end!
How To Make Vegan Portuguese Sweet Rice
Combine 1 cup of Arborio rice and two cups of water and a pinch of salt. We will make this material to thicken the pudding, the rice does not need to be rinsed. Then bring this mixture to a boil, over low heat, and cover the mixture and simmer for another 10 minutes.
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Well, after 10 minutes, the rice will absorb most of the water, then you can add the next ingredient. Also add vegan butter – this way the pudding is richer in taste and instead of fat and eggs – then add the lemon zest, and two cups of soy milk. Alternatively you can add two large slices of lemon zest and you can remove it at the end of the cooking time.
Before the milk boils, bring the mixture back to its place, reduce the heat and bring to a boil, letting the rice cook for 5 minutes while covering it.
Next, add the sugar and extra vanilla, the vanilla will help enhance all the other flavors. Cook your rice for another 2-5 minutes, until the rice is soft (soft). Taste carefully and let it cook for a few minutes if you need more time.
When the rice is tender, it is time to turn off the fire. Let stand until the rice is slightly cold and continue to mix the slurry.
What’s A Slurry?
Slurry is a practical way of thickening sauces, gravy, or in this case it is to thicken puddings.
When the rice has cooled, take a small plate and whisk together 2 tablespoons arrowroot flour and turmeric powder to give it a yellow color (instead of the yolk color from the egg) and 2 tablespoons soy milk. Beat vigorously until the starch is completely combined with the milk. This is now a slurry, so a slurry is a combination of starch or flour with a small amount of liquid and when this mixture is added to something hot, it thickens.
When the rice is very cold, the steam is reduced, now add the slurry little by little using one hand, and the other hand to stir vigorously.
Note that the slurry is added when the rice is completely cold.
The slurry added to the cold rice will immediately thicken the rice and continue to stir the mixture until well combined. When going to eat it, let the rice remain thickened for an hour on the table.
If you can’t wait to enjoy it, you can immediately enjoy it happily. However, Arroz Doce is generally served cold and after being garnished on top. Garnish the top with cinnamon powder, but this must be done when the rice has completely cooled, otherwise the cinnamon powder will slightly soak into the rice.
How To Decorate Your Portuguese Sweet Rice?
To sprinkle cinnamon there must also be a technique so that it will be decorated nicely. Pinch the cinnamon powder with your two fingers, then sprinkle it over the Portuguese sweets, you can use alternating patterns, you can also make round patterns, this is done with a moistened glass to make overlapping circles. You can innovate according to your artistic taste.
Now your Portuguese sweet rice is ready and you can keep it in the fridge for up to 2-3 days. But if you can’t wait, you can directly give it to your family so you can enjoy it immediately.
