Arroz con Leche

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rice
  • 1 orange
  • 5 cups water
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 3 cloves
  • 1 can evaporated milk
  • 2 cans condensed milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons port wine
  • 1 egg yolk
  • A pinch of salt
  • Ground cinnamon for sprinkling

Preparation

Wash the rice. Peel the orange and boil the peel, changing the water several times so it loses its bitterness. Put the five cups of water in a heavy-bottomed pot. Add the cinnamon, cloves, and orange peel. When it comes to a boil, add the rice and cook over low heat for about 30 minutes, until all the liquid has been absorbed.

Add the evaporated milk and stir constantly over low heat. Stir in the condensed milk. Cook until it reaches a manjar blanco consistency. Add the vanilla, the port wine (optional), and finally the egg yolk and salt.

Remove the cinnamon, cloves, and orange peel. Decorate with ground cinnamon.