April 25, 2012

Horchata de Arroz (Rice Horchata)

Horchata (or-CHA-tah) is a sweet rice beverage, often seen in big jars beside other agua frescas like tamarindo, melon, strawberry, cucumber, etc. Agua Fresca translates to fresh water in Spanish and makes for a refreshing drink on warm summer days.
Mixes are available to buy, but there's no need when this is so simple to make. Rice, water, and a cinnamon stick are pureed in the blender, then flavoring, condensed milk, sugar, and water are added and chilled until serving time. If you want a little kick, some banana or coffee liqueur would be a good addition. 

Horchata de Arroz (Rice Horchata)

1 cup white rice, uncooked
3 cups water
1 cinnamon stick, broken into pieces
1 T vanilla 
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
8 cups water

Soak the rice in 3 cups water for 3-4 hours, or overnight. Pour rice (along with the water) and a cinnamon stick into a blender container and puree until mixture is well combined, 1-2 minutes. 

Using a fine mesh strainer, or a colander lined with several layers of cheesecloth, strain the mixture into a gallon size container. Add vanilla, condensed milk, sugar and 8 cups water. Stir vigorously to blend and refrigerate until well chilled.

Before serving, stir horchata well. Pour horchata over ice and dust with cinnamon.

4 comments:

  1. i've never seen or heard of this drink. it sounds delicious! an alternative to my usual sweet tea.

    best,
    bonnie

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  2. Delicious! Delicious! And Delicious again.

    Velva

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  3. This is a new one for me, I'm curious to try it...especially with a coffee liquor ;)

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  4. Can you ever go wrong when combining cinnamon with sweetened condensed milk? i think not. Horchata is seriously magical.

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