Carolina Gold Rice Blancmange
Ingredients
Directions
Ingredients
1 c
Carolina Gold rice or other white rice (jasmine might be a good substitute, since it’s floral)
4
cloves
3 c
whole milk
4 g
whole mace (I used Burlap & Barrel’s Grenada Gold Mace, which has floral and fruity undertones. Adding some orange zest or peel would provide a similar flavor.)
1 ½ tbsp
vanilla extract
¼ tsp
ground cinnamon
¼ tsp
ground mace or allspice
½ c
white sugar, or to taste
Kosher salt
2 ½ tsp
gelatin (I used beef)
Carolina Gold Rice Blancmange
This combines the best attributes of a good rice pudding with blancmange, a jiggly dessert that’s similar to a tembleque or panna cotta, made with sweetened, flavored milk and some sort of gelatin or starch to thicken it. Carolina Gold rice adds a soft, floral quality that plays perfectly with the vanilla, cinnamon, and mace.
8 2 ¾-inch silicone molds
- Add rice, cloves, milk, and whole mace to a small pot and let simmer over the lowest possible heat for about 5 minutes, uncovered. Some of the milk will absorb into the rice. Remove from heat and let sit for 30 minutes.
- Strain the rice from the milk and toss the rice (or use it to make rice pudding!). Place the milk mixture back into the pot and add spices and sugar, along with a pinch of kosher salt. Stir and heat over medium until the sugar has dissolved. Reduce heat to low and cook uncovered for 5 minutes.
- Turn off heat and whisk in the powdered gelatin. Let cool to room temperature and pour the mixture into silicone molds that have been placed on a tray or plate to stay level. Loosely cover the molds with a paper towel and refrigerate at least 5 hours, or until fully set (ideally overnight). Carefully remove from molds and enjoy.
Amethyst Ganaway
Amethyst Ganaway is TASTE's current Cook in Residence.