Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Pressure Cooker Arroz con Leche (Perfected)

1/2 cup rice
3/4 cup water

Add to metal bowl smaller than pressure cooker and cover with foil. Place bowl in pressure cooker on a grill so it's not touching the bottom of the pot. Put 1 1/2 cup water in the bottom of the pot. Cook under pressure for 10 minutes. Cool immediately (under cold water).

2 cups milk (I use whole milk)
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. vanilla
Pinch of salt
2" lime rind
1 stick cinnamon

Stir milks, vanilla, and salt into rice. Add rind and cinnamon. Wrap again in foil and place in cooker. Add water to pot if cooker is too dry. Cook under pressure for 35 minutes. Let cool on its own. Remove rind and cinnamon and stir to mix, then serve.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Pressure Cooker Arroz Con Leche

I faked it with some leftover rice we had, so I'm not sure about the measurements....

1/2 to 1 cup *cooked* rice (I just eyeballed it)
1/3 cup water
1 1/2 cups water
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 large can evaporated milk
1 stick cinnamon
strip of lime rind
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt

Put the rice and 1/3 cup water into a metal bowl smaller than the pressure cooker and wrap tightly with foil.
Put the 1 1/2 cups water in the pressure cooker.
Put a grate/grill on the bottom of the pressure cooker (it keeps the metal bowl from touching the bottom of the cooker) and place the bowl inside.
Cook under pressure for 3 minutes.
Run the cooker under cold water to cool immediately.  Do not pour the water out of the cooker.
Add milks, cinnamon, rind, vanilla, and salt to the rice and wrap with foil.
Cook under pressure for 20-25 minutes.
Remove from heat and let cooker cool on its own.
Remove the cinnamon and the rind and stir the rice to mix it all.

It's a bit sweeter than we're used to, but it's really good.  I'm going to try using milk instead of evaporated milk (we were low on milk) so that'll cut down on the sweetness.  I'll also get some more accurate measurements of the rice and times