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Old Fashioned Rice Custard

A baked custard made with milk, eggs, vanilla, sugar, salt, cooked rice, and raisins.

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Why it works: Milk and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 19,187 recipes. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

Old Fashioned Rice Custard

Oven350°F
Time1‑1/4 hours

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Combine milk, eggs, vanilla, sugar and salt in large bowl.

  2. Stir in rice and raisins.

  3. Pour into greased 1-quart baking dish.

  4. Place dish in larger pan filled with about 1-inch hot water.

Bake

  1. Bake, uncovered, at 350°F for 1‑1/4 hours, stirring once after 30 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

556Calories
19 gProtein
14 gFat
87 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  2. Milk + ricetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,374 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  3. Vanilla + sugartop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  4. Vanilla + ricetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,352 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Vanilla + raisintop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together782 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

Vanilla and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Set the custard as they cook, giving it a firm, sliceable structure.
Milk
Forms the liquid base of the custard and adds moisture and softness.
Sugar
Sweetens the custard and adds a little tenderness to its texture.
Cooked rice
Gives the custard body and a soft, chewy bite.
Seedless golden raisins
Add pockets of chewy sweetness throughout the custard.

The step that matters

Place dish in larger pan filled with about 1-inch hot water. This water bath surrounds the custard with gentle, even heat. Eggs set smoothly at moderate temperatures, while direct high heat can curdle or toughen them.

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (milk, egg, vanilla, sugar, rice):

  1. Coconutfits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Blueberryfits better
  4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against milk, egg, vanilla, sugar, rice. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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