Ingredients:
ARROZ CON LECHE!

1 cinnamon stick
2 – 1 inch strips orange zest, use vegetable peeler
1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean, sel gris or celtic sea salt
2 cup brown rice
4 cups water
2 cups coconut milk or 1 whole milk/soy and 2 coconut milk
1/4 cup turbinado raw sugar
1/2 cup raisins or other dried fruit
1/4 cup toasted pepitas, pumpkin seeds
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, preferably Saigon

MEXICAN SIMPLE SYRUP

1 cup turbinado sugar
1 cup water
1 strip orange zest
1/8 tsp anise seed

For Simple Syrup: combine water, sugar, anise seed, and zest in small
saucepan, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, approx 20 minutes,
until sauce thickens. Strain and cool.

Pudding: In medium saucepan, combine water, cinnamon stick, orange zest, and salt.
Bring to a boil reduce heat and let simmer 5
minutes. Stir in rice, cover and cook 20 minutes/until rice is tender.
Remove cinnamon stick and zest.This can be done ahead of time! Just refrigerate.
Add milk and sugar, cooking over medium heat, stirring until thicken, 15 minutes.
It will continue to thicken when cooled. Stir in dried fruit.
Serve warm with Simple syrup, toasted pepitas, and dusted with Cinnamon!

Enjoy, Meg
“Meg at the Market”
meg@niblackfoods.com

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