Ris a la mande: Danish rice pudding for Christmas
The dish's name is derived from the French phrase 'riz à l'amande,' which translates to 'rice with almonds'.
| PREP TIME | 1 h |
|---|---|
| COOK TIME | 30m |
| SERVES | 4 |
120 gms pudding rice
1 vanilla pod
250 ml full fat milk
40 gms sugar
170 ml whipping cream
7 ml almond essence
Cherry sauce
150 gms fresh cherries
15 gms honey
40 gms sugar
¼ vanilla pod
200 ml water
3 gms corn flour
Rice and almond chips
25 gms arborio rice
15 gms almond
75 ml water
1 vanilla pod
10 gms sugar
Rice and cherry chips
25 gms arborio rice
10 ml cherry juice
75 ml water
1 vanilla pod
10 gms sugar
Place the milk, rice, and vanilla seeds in a pot with a thick bottom. Cook over a low flame while stirring constantly for about 50 minutes until the rice is completely soft and the rice absorbs the milk. Remove the vanilla pod from the pot and let the mixture cool for 10 minutes.
Once the mixture has cooled, blend the rice in a mixer until it becomes smooth. Then, keep it in the fridge. In a separate bowl, mix the cream and almond essence. Fold the cream and almond mixture into the cold rice mixture and scoop it onto a plate.
Cherry sauce
Deseed the cherries and cut them into quarters. Place them in a pot with all the ingredients except for the cornflour. Cook until the cherries are soft. Then add the cornflour and cook until the mixture thickens. Finally, allow it to cool down.
Rice crisp
To make the rice crisp, cook it in water, sugar, and vanilla until it becomes soft. Then, blend it until it forms a thick paste. Add chopped almonds to the paste and spread it on a baking sheet. Dehydrate it at 64°C for 26 hours or in an oven at 80°C, depending on the thickness of the crisp.
To assemble
Pour rice pudding into a bowl and top with various flavours of rice crisps. Garnish with cherry powder and roasted almond powder.
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