Horchata

Recette de cocktail - Monsieur Cocktail - Patrice Plante -  horchata
Ingredients :

1 cup (250 ml) white rice grains

3 3/8 cups (850 ml) water

1 cinnamon stick, broken in half

1 cup 3.25% milk or vegetable milk

¾ cup (190 ml) cane syrup

1 vanilla pod (optional)

Preparation :

In a large bowl, soak the rice in water overnight.

Strain the rice and keep the water.

Infuse the rice grains in the milk, cinnamon and vanilla for 3 hours.

Strain the rice milk mixture through a fine sieve.

Add the syrup and rice milk, stir with a bar spoon.

Refrigerate and serve very cold.

About our Horchata

Horchata, a kind of vegetable milk, is an extremely popular sweet drink in Spain and Latin America. There are different versions which, depending on the country, can be made with almonds, barley, sesame, etc. The following recipe is the typical Mexican preparation that is prepared with rice.