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Horchata

Rice, cinnamon and sugar, served far too cold.

Horchata
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How to make horchata

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Rice and cinnamon

20 minutes · serves 4 · Easy

What you need

  • 200g long grain rice
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1.2L water
  • 100g sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla

What you do

  1. 1Blitz the raw rice with the broken cinnamon stick and 400ml of the water until it is a rough slurry.
  2. 2Leave it to stand at least 4 hours, or overnight in the fridge.
  3. 3Blend again, then strain through a fine sieve lined with muslin, squeezing hard.
  4. 4Stir in the rest of the water, the sugar and the vanilla. Serve over a lot of ice.

Quick, with rice milk

5 minutes · serves 2 · Very easy

What you need

  • 500ml rice milk
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • Ice

What you do

  1. 1Whisk everything together until the sugar has gone.
  2. 2Over ice, with more cinnamon on top. Not the real thing, and it takes five minutes.