Rice Pudding

👨‍🍳 Method

1. 1
   Rinse the rice and cook it in the water and half a cup of the milk for about 5 minutes, until the water is absorbed.

   StovePot
2. 2
   Dissolve the cornstarch in the cold water.
3. 3
   Add the rest of the milk and bring back to a boil. Turn down to low and simmer, stirring often, for about 25–30 minutes, until the rice is soft and the mixture creamy.

   ⚙ SimmeringStove

   💡Stir often, and toward the end almost nonstop: the rice starch thickens the milk, and the bottom burns easily.

   💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
4. 4
   Add the starch mixture and the sugar and vanilla to the pot and cook, stirring constantly, for about 3–5 minutes, until the mixture thickens.

   Stove
5. 5
   Pour into serving bowls and sprinkle the cinnamon on top.

   Ladle
6. 6
   Serve hot.