Arroz con Leche

Arroz con leche recipes vary widely depending on what country you are dealing with. This one is based off a Costa Rican version that I searched long and hard for. I was trying to replicate my guy’s grandmother’s recipe, and with a few tweaks, it was a success. As a boy, he loved to eat it straight from the pan while it was hot and sweet- but it can be refrigerated and will last for days.

You need:

1. 1 cup rice
2. 4 1/2 cups water
3. 2 cinnamon sticks
4. 3 cloves
5. 1 can evaporated milk
6. 2 cans condensed milk
7. 1 tsp vanilla
8. 1/2 tbs grated orange skin
9. pinch of salt

Step one: add orange peel, h20, cinnamon sticks and cloves to a sauce pan.

Bring to a boil and then add rice. When the rice has absorbed all of the water, add evaporated milk.

This is the consistency you are gunning for.

Step two: Bring to a boil again, and then add condensed milk, salt and vanilla.

Step three: Boil for 10-15 minutes.

Enjoy:)