Atolillo is a delicious typical drink from Nicaragua, especially for Christmas. With milk, rice, spices, and raisins, its preparation is simple: cook the milk with sugar and cinnamon, add blended rice, mix and cook on low heat. Ready to enjoy.
In a pot, combine milk, sugar, and cinnamon over medium heat, stirring constantly until reduced by half.
Then add soaked rice, blended in water and strained, mix well with rum to taste.
Lower the heat and continue stirring until reaching the desired consistency, about 40 minutes.
Before you begin, we recommend as an alternative the delicious recipe from Tallarines con salsa de carne on a friendly site.
Atolillo
Ingredients
1 liter of Milk
¾ cup of Sugar
Cinnamon sticks
¼ cup of Soaked, blended, and strained rice
Rum
Preparation
Step 1 : In a pot over medium heat, combine milk, sugar, and cinnamon, and stir constantly until reduced by half.
Step 2 : Then add soaked rice, blended in water and strained, mix well and add rum to taste.
Step 3 : Lower the heat and continue stirring until it reaches the desired consistency, approximately 40 minutes.
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