Portuguese rice pudding (Arroz doce)
Arroz doce , not to be confused with British rice pudding or Spanish arroz con leche . These recipes are all translated as 'rice pudding' in English. They all have the same main ingredients, rice and milk, but the end result is truly different. Up to today, I only seemed to be able to produce a decent arroz doce when cooking it with my mother or my mother-in-law. It's a very traditional Portuguese recipe, and at first glance very easy, but I don't seem to be able to nail it by myself! I followed my mother's recipe several times and the rice is always under-cooked. My last attempt wielded raw rice in a bed of water. A complete mess! This time I wasn't going to take any chances. I was cooking it for Christmas! I whatsapped my mother-in-law, several times!, and although it ended up a bit drier than I wanted, the rice was cooked and it was delicious and creamy. Serves: 6-8 persons. Ingredients: 200g short grain rice ( Carolino - if you can find this Portuguese ri...