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15 JANUARY 2024
Rice pudding with Red Square fruit tea
Distinguished chef Nena Ismirnoglou presents us a traditional dessert with "Red Square" tea from Tea Route.
Rice pudding with Red Square fruit tea
Ingredients for 5 servings:750 ml full fat cow or goat milk
20 gr corn flour
500 ml boiling water
¼ tsp salt
45 gr Red Square fruit tea
15 gr cow or goat and sheep milk butter
100 – 120 gr white crystalline sugar, honey or xylitol (ideal for weight control and people with diabetes)
110 gr medium-grain white rice from Serres or other
1 cinnamon stick
ground cinnamon and honey for serving
Preparation
Brew tea in boiled water for 10mn.
Strain and reserve the fruit.
Melt butter in a saucepan, stir-in rice, add half the tea, salt and cinnamon stick.
Simmer over medium heat, stirring well, until liquid has been absorbed.
Add remaining tea and finish cooking the rice.
Dissolve cornstarch in cold milk.
Increase heat, pour-in 1/3 milk mixture stirring continuously.
As soon as pudding begins to thicken, gradually incorporate remaining milk mixture stirring well and add sugar.
*Zerowaste recipe Rince the cinnamon stick and store for several future uses, then compost it.
Divide rice pudding between 5 individual bowls.
If desired, sprinkle with ground cinnamon and drizzle with honey.
Leave to cool or enjoy hot.
If desired, sprinkle with ground cinnamon and drizzle with honey.
Leave to cool or enjoy hot.
