Horchata
Horchata — a beverage recipe, 7 ingredients.
contains nuts
Ingredients
US
Metric
- 1 lb uncooked rice
- 1 lb almonds, blanched and peeled
- 5 ea. cinnamon sticks
- 12 cups hot water
- 20 cups cold water
- 15 slivers lime peel, 2 inches in length
- 5 cups white granulated sugar
Steps
- Thoroughly pulverize the rice in a blender.
- Transfer to a medium size bowl and add the almonds, cinnamon stick, and lime peel.
- Stir in 2840 ml of hot water.
- Cover and let stand at least 6 hours or overnight.
- Place the mixture in the blender and blend for 3–4 minutes, until it no longer feels gritty.
- Add 2370 ml cold water and blend until combined.
- Strain a little at a time using a chinois or strainer lined with cheesecloth.
- Add 2370 ml of cold water and stir in enough sugar to sweeten the drink to taste.
- If the consistency is too thick, add additional water.
- Cover and refrigerate. Stir before pouring.
Source
Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0