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Arroz Con Leche III

A sweet rice pudding made with evaporated milk, water, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, raisins, butter, and nutmeg.

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Why it works: Cinnamon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Arroz Con Leche III

Time30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Put the remaining 4 cups of water in an iron pot, add the cloves, the cinnamon sticks and the salt.

  2. Bring to a boil and then add the rice.

Cook the rice

  1. Stir regularly to avoid sticking. Adjust the water if necessary.

  2. When the rice is tender, add the milk and half the sugar.

  3. When it breaks a boil, add the raisins and the remaining sugar.

  4. When it reaches the pudding-like consistency, turn off the heat and pour immediately into small bowls or ice cream glasses.

Finish and chill

  1. Sprinkle the nutmeg on top and let cool. Put in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

593Calories
13 gProtein
21 gFat
90 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0

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. Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,917 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  3. Clove + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together8,686 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Cinnamon + raisintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,390 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  5. Rice + cinnamontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,137 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

What each ingredient does

Long-grain rice
Its starch thickens as it cooks, giving the pudding its body.
Evaporated milk
Adds creaminess and richness, and its milk solids help the pudding set as it cools.
Sugar
Adds sweetness and helps give the pudding a softer, smoother texture.
Butter
Adds fat for richness and a smoother mouthfeel.
Raisins
Add chewy texture and concentrated sweetness.

The step that matters

Stir regularly and watch the water level while the rice cooks. Rice starch settles and sticks to the bottom of the pot, which can scorch the pudding. Stirring keeps the grains moving, and adding water as needed keeps the mixture loose enough to cook evenly.

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (evaporated milk, sugar, rice, cinnamon, butter, clove, nutmeg):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Figfits about as well
  4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against evaporated milk, sugar, rice, cinnamon, butter, clove, nutmeg. 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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