Rustic Rice Pudding

Rustic Rice Pudding

To be honest, the rice pudding isn't rustic, it's the way we cook it.

Rustic Cooking a Rice Pudding

Method

We start this off in a saucepan -
Place the milk in a pan and gently bring near to boil.

Add the rice and sugar, then simmer for a couple of minutes.

Transfer to an earthenware pot and place on a stand in the fire. If it is a hot fire used for hooking your main course (spit roast chicken?) you will need a fairly high stand.

Keep the mixture as near to a simmer as possible for 1.5 to 2 hours. The temperature can be adjusted by moving the fire under the pot or moving it away. If the pot boils over, simply remove it from the fire for a few minutes then replace it.
Touch wood, we have not had a failure with this, we end up with a superb rice pudding amazingly easily.

Not everyone loves rice pudding (though it is often on Spanish menus as Arroz con Leche) and many visitors have forgotten what a good rice pudding can tast like. We often a serve some chopped fruit (a fruit salad if you like) for people to add if they want to tartit up a bit.