Portuguese Sweet Rice (arroz Doce)

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 -2 lemon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon margarine
• 1 cup rice
• 4 cups milk (i use 2%)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 egg yolks

Recipe

• 1 turn stove to maximum. in a large pot add water. peel most of the rind from one lemon and add the peels to the pot. set lemon aside and turn stove down to medium.
• 2 add salt and margarine.
• 3 when water is boiling, add rice. stir constantly.
• 4 when most of the liquid boils away, add 1/2 cup of milk. stir. repeat this step until all the milk is added.
• 5 remove rind from pot.
• 6 grate the rest of the lemon zest and add it. add sugar. remove pot from element.
• 7 slowly stir in egg yolks. (add a little bit of milk to the yolks first).
• 8 return pot to the element just until the rice boils. stir constantly to avoid burning!
• 9 pour into casserole dish and allow to cool slightly before covering.
• 10 just before serving, sprinkle cinnamon on top.
• 11 tip: for a stronger lemon flavour, use two lemons. peel most of the rind from one for the cooking process, and grate most of the zest from a second lemon to add at the end. for a weaker flavour, use only one lemon and make it stretch for both.