Spanish Rice Pudding

7 ingredients
2 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup long-grain white rice
  • 4 cups whole milk
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 lemon zest, 3 in strips
  • 1 cinnamon stick, 3-4 inches
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

  1. 1
    Bring water to a boil with 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large heavy saucepan. Stir in rice and return to a boil. Cook, covered, over low heat until water is absorbed, about 18 minutes.
  2. 2
    Stir in milk, sugar, zest, and cinnamon stick and simmer, uncovered, stirring often, until thickened and rice is tender, 40 minutes to 1 hour. Stir in vanilla. Cool to lukewarm in a large shallow bowl, surface covered with a piece of buttered wax paper.

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