Rice Pudding With Vanilla Bean, Orange And Rum

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 cups whole milk
• 2/3 cup arborio rice or 2/3 cup other short-grain rice
• 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons dark rum (optional)
• 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
• orange section (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine the milk and rice in a heavy medium saucepan. scrape in the seeds from the vanilla bean; add the bean.
• 2 bring the milk to a boil.
• 3 reduce the heat to medium and simmer until the rice is tender, stirring frequently, about 25 minutes.
• 4 mix in the sugar, rum, and orange peel. discard the vanilla bean.
• 5 cook until the mixture thickens, 5 to 10 minutes longer.
• 6 spoon the rice pudding into bowls.
• 7 cover and refrigerate until cold, about 5 hours.
• 8 serve with orange segments if desired.