Seeds of 1 vanilla beanor 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
A pinch of freshly-grated nutmeg
A pinch of lime or orange zest
½teaspoonclove powder
1cupfreshly-grated coconut
⅓cupof cane sugarfor the caramel (optional)
Instructions
Step 1: Combine the ingredients
In the saucepan, combine rice, 4 cups of water, coconut milk, coconut cream, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon powder or sticks, vanilla, nutmeg, lime zest, and clove powder and grated coconut.Let it rest covered for an hour.
Step 2: Cooking
Take the saucepan to the stove and boil covered over medium-low heat until the grains of rice have nearly tripled in size or until the liquids have reduced and it's creamy and thick. Stir often.Stir often to prevent the rice from sticking to the bottom and scorching.
Step 3: Remove from the heat
Remove from the heat and pour into a glass bowl, stir until it has cooled to room temperature.Pour into a broiler-safe baking pan, cover with aluminum foil and chill in the refrigerator (the aluminum foil will prevent it from over-drying in the fridge.
Step 4: Serving
Remove the aluminum foil. Sprinkle cane sugar on top and burn the sugar with a torch, or place in the broiler over high heat until the sugar caramelizes.Serve immediately.
Cook's notes
If you use dry coconut, add an extra cup of coconut milk.If you only find sweetened coconut cream, reduce the sugar by half.